My Name is Norah Martha Abu Bakr. Born and raised in Ghent, Belgium. I studied Japan studies at the university in Ghent. I lived in Tokyo for 3 months in 2017, in New York for 6 in 2018 and in Cape town for 2 months in 2019. In Ghent I worked several jobs, mostly related to art. I was a tour guide at Herbert Foundation and was working on a project with Johan Grimonprez, a documentary filmmaker. I'm very interested in Photography, modern art and dance, poetry, literature, fashion, social and cultural science, music …
Interested in Art
Interested in Books & Literature
Fluent in English
Learning Japanese
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
When I travel, I like to go to a place and live there as the locals do. I'm absolutely not a tourist-guide-traveller. I like to meet people with who I can just 'hang' with, that's why I always prefer staying with hosts from couchsurfing when I go abroad.
Music, Movies, and Books
House Minimal Techno Hip Hop Pop Jazz Cesaria Evora Edith Piaf Classical (piano) music J Dilla Erykah Badu Trixie Whitley Matthew Halsall Billy Holiday
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I traveled to New York in 2010, made a lot of photographs and had an exhibition in my hometown. I lived in Tokyo, Japan for 3 months. Lived in Brooklyn, New York for 6 months. Lived in Cape Town, South Africa for 2 months
Teach, Learn, Share
Life philosophies :) Fun
What I Can Share With Hosts
fun conversations going out chill
My Interests
Photography Art Modern Dance Poetry Literature Fashion Social and Cultural science Politics Music Food
