Someday we'll live on Venus
And [wo]men will walk on Mars
But we will still be monkeys
Down deep inside
- Talking Heads

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Places mean more when introduced by someone who knows and loves them. I've been welcomed into someone's home and been made to feel a part of it, if only for a while, and in hosting I've been taught how to fall in love with my home all over again.

Interests

• literature
• lgbt rights
• environment
• rock climbing
• history
• tourism
• feminism
• climate change
• decolonization
• migration
• postcolonialism

Music, Movies, and Books

The God of Small Things, Waiting for the Barbarians, Blood Meridian, The Vegetarian, The Grapes of Wrath, The Sound and the Fury, Calvin and Hobbes

Nausicaa and other Miyazaki films, Pan's Labyrinth, Hero, The Darjeeling Limited, Gloria, The Lunchbox, Flight of the Conchords

Bombino and all the lovely sounds of Mali, Billie Holiday, Talking Heads, Bonobo, reggae in the sun, small ensembles and jig bands, deep house in the dark, bouncy grassjams from Montana, live music, Ramzi's music, burbling creek-music, music before and after and during long journeys

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving from Cape Town to northern Namibia and back with Jessica.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love stories, yours or anyone's, and I can tell them, sometimes. I'm a good belay buddy. I really enjoy exchanging views and perspectives on politics, history and society. Also can never say no to a good dance :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, South Korea, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Iraq, Lebanon, South Africa, United States

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