About Me:
I currently study Speech Language Pathology (part time) and I work with international students in Illinois (full time).

I lived in Jordan for 4 years and I know Colloquial Arabic (‏‏عامية) and a little of MSA (فصحى). Though, now being away for 3 years, my speaking is getting rusty. If you speak Arabic, I would love to practice with you.

Hosting:
If I host you I don't expect that you bring a gift. What I want in return is just to get to know you and have conversations with you. However I know traveling is exhausting and I don’t expect you to feel social during your whole stay either.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is more about the people you meet than the things you see.

I enjoy hosting because I love meeting people from around the world.

Couchsurfing is not a dating app, don’t be silly

Interests

• cats
• gardening
• painting
• linguistics
• learning languages
• feminism
• ancient history
• religious studies
• russian literature
• french literature
• biblical history

Music, Movies, and Books

I end up consuming a lot of Werner Herzog media, though sometimes ironically

Lately I've gotten into Swedish films, particularly films by Roy Andersson and Ingmar Bergman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Couchsurfing in Palestine <3

Teach, Learn, Share

I have taught test prep for TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and SAT. I have a lot of knowledge and materials on these exams so if you're interested I can give you free lessons :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let me know if you’re the type of person who appreciates fresh flowers or wine or sweets. If I surf with you I can pick something up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jordan, United States