I'm a recent graduate of Sociology and Anthropology from the American University of Beirut. I've been living in Beirut for over five years now, and yet I feel like this city still has a lot to offer me. I appreciate adventures to areas very little people know about, or care to discover. I tend to be overly curious and interested in different cities, traditions and cultures!

non-discriminate
all-friendly
all-inclusive

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

As a traveller, I expect and hope that Couchsurfing will facilitate the process of familiarization with different cities. I love meeting locals who know their cities like the palm of their hands, and are interested in creating casual friendships.

On the other end, I love being a part of this much larger process that eases travel accommodation for visitors, as well as creates friendships of cultural exchange.

兴趣

Reading, traveling, yoga and meditation (lots of it), assimilating myself into different cultures, adventures, photography and film making, philosophy, sociology, psychology and the continuous processes of meaning-making in our lives.

• photography
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• anthropology
• philosophy
• psychology
• sociology
• cultural immersion
• feminism
• cultural anthropology
• cultural exchange
• eastern philosophy

音乐、电影和书籍

books: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson; The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm; Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks; The Prophet by Khalil Gubran; ... non-fiction books in general; philosophy, psychology, anthropology/sociology.

shows: Friends, Transparent, OINTB, Bojack Horseman, Westworld, Black Mirror, House of Cards. (Although I find it truly difficult to commit to watching TV series.)

music: a lot of Jazz, Blues, Blues Rock, some Indie/Indie Rock and Punk. Endless love for Billie Holiday. BB King, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Beth Hart & Joe Bonomassa, Jimi Hendrix, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Gary Moore, The Smiths, The National (fav), Radiohead, David Bowie, alt-J, The Cure, Television, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, New York Dolls, The Velvet Underground. Jim Hendrix. Damien Rice. The Antlers. Local Natives. Foals. Mumford and Sons. Florence and the Machine. Lots and lots of classical, baroque, romantic music, too.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Skydiving between Jordan and Palestine

教，学，和分享

What I can teach:
- Basic Arabic get-around language and introduction to overly romantic classical singers
- juggling!
- riding a bike

What I would like to learn:
- Spanish, French, or Hindi!

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

A beautiful sea-view, walking distance access to central Hamra, engaging conversations and delicious food! (I have a Cypriot cookbook that needs to be experimented with...)

我游览过的国家

Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

Lebanon, Qatar