my name is maya, i am a dreamer, a listener and observer.

i value conversations and understanding people who experience the world genuinely — those who are constantly curious, learning and are true to themselves. i am very open minded and see things from a lot of different sides, shades and spectrums.

i relate to this a lot:
“I feel very transparent in myself. I’m more of an observer. I’m interested in what’s going on. I’m not sure that I really have a personality. Some people think I do have a personality. I have a personality when I am with certain people - but when I’m not with them I don’t have that personality. I just sort of go back to resembling a transparent glass of water.”

— Joyce Carol Oates

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

i hope to gain stories to relate to, share with, open up to, afterall we are all connected in some capacity. i hope to connect to you, no matter in a big or small way.

Interests

the subtle moments in life, the unspoken, the unstrung, the extreme highs, the lower lows, the unsung.

Music, Movies, and Books

films : Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrei Tarkovsky, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Louis Malle, Tsai Ming Liang, Michael Gondry

music : i listen to a lot of things, mainly into electronic/ambient/hip hop. i find sound from the flute and synthesizers to be very beautiful.

books : Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto, Milan Kundera, Hermann Hesse, Albert Camus

What I Can Share with Hosts

an ear, and many convos

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Malaysia, United Kingdom