CURRENT MISSION:
Building bridges and manifesting peace.

ABOUT ME:
I'm a 32-year-old photojournalist who covers conflict and humanitarian issues. I've couch surfed and hosted for many years and it's let me meet so many incredible people! From my experiences all around the world I've realized my love for photography and decided to mix it with my activist spirit to pursue a career in humanitarian photojournalism. This is my work: www.kylemerrit.com

My goal with this is to raise awareness about our global issues and strive for peace wherever there is pain and conflict. I like to think of myself as a very friendly, accepting, respectful, and welcoming person who loves to relax and go crazy all at the same time. I tend to be a little bit shy at first, but once you get to know me you'll see that I have plenty of ideas and things to say about our world.

PHILOSOPHY:
We need to share the resources and work together so we can move forward as one. We are responsible for the way we care for the planet and each other. Each person has the power to influence his or her environment and create a place of peace to share with each other.

Move into a new life with responsibility, hope, and integrity. We control our destiny and the future of the Earth upon which we live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:
"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." -Abraham Lincoln

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:
I have hosted dozens of couch surfers from all over and they were all great experiences. I like to use CS when I travel all over to meet local people and get an experience I would otherwise miss.

Interests

me, you & us.

• photography
• film making
• traveling
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Sigur Ròs, Amiina, Radiohead, Invincible, Macklemore, A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Lotus, Polka Dot Dot Dot, Kimya Dawlson, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Album Leaf... this list can go on and on.

Books: The Forgotten Soldier, Wretched of the Earth, Kaffir Boy, The Little Prince, A Simpler Way, Maps to Ecstasy, Orientalism, Ecotopia, Banksy, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

Movies: Fourth World War, V for Vendetta, Death to Smoochy, Slingshot Hip-Hop, Waltz With Bashir, Meeting Resistance, Apocalypse Now, Little Miss Sunshine, Lord Of The Rings (all).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Something amazing I've done? I decided to drop and sell almost everything that I owned to travel to travel around the world with the attempt of forging a career as a photojournalist.

Teach, Learn, Share

You are loved, and so are they.

I want something
that's better than this.
and I'm not sure exactly what it is
but i think that we could build it
if we try together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Nepal, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Palestine, United States

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