Safwan

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Howdy! I'm Safwan, an artist and researcher born near Dallas, Texas. I've worked extensively in theatre, live music, and other events in audiovisual design, and more recently have been developing a visual art practice (primarily cyanotype printmaking). I've also worked in arts administration and event planning (as well as in tech for a start-up looking at lots of spreadsheets).

My research interests are a mix of performance studies and anthropology — I've recently spent some time in Spain and Morocco with an interest in their connected history through the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Al-Andalus. I studied at the University of Granada during summer 2022 and have otherwise continued learning about the subject on my own. Long term, I hope to apply to graduate programs (likely Spanish universities) for a start in Fall 2025.

I have been traveling outside of the US since July 2024, beginning with a Workaway-type experience in Spain for 2 months (host paused listing here). Then, I spent about a month researching in Morocco. I came back to Spain for a month Workaway on an olive farm, then went to a brief Workaway in Italy before heading to Tunisia for the new year. I left for Cairo, Egypt and after 3 months have just returned to Morocco. I hope to stay here for about a month before potentially visiting Spain again.

I love the outdoors and broadly work to live a sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle.

Interesses

Tecnologia

Idiomas

Velejar/navegar

Política/justiça social

Sustentabilidade

Atividades ao ar livre

Jardinagem

Caminhada

História

Desenho e pintura

Fazenda

Fotografia

Criação de vídeos

Escrever

Filmes e TV

Música

Naturaleza

Mascotes

Artes performáticas

Eventos e social

Cultura

Ciclismo

Faça você mesmo

Carpintaria

Culinária e comida

Trabalho beneficente

Livros

Arquitetura

Animais

Arte e design

Idiomas

Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Fluente
Bengali (Bangla): Intermediário
Árabe: Iniciante

Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Tenho interesse em:  

Projetos ambientais

Cuidar de animais

Vida na fazenda

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Conhecimento de:  

Trabalho beneficente

Idiomas

Ensino

Jardinagem

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

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Poso ensinar:  

Projetos artísticos

Ajuda com computadores/internet

Quais são suas habilidades?

My career has primarily utilized digital creative tools, and I have extensive experience with audio, video, and photo editing/production, and adjacent to that have skills in marketing/graphic design (flyers, logos, social media posts). I've also worked in arts administration including planning events and managing large scale projects with complex timelines. Recently I have been freelance working with some arts organizations back home in Dallas, working on their social media and email marketing among other administration needs.

Through my work in theatre and a childhood invested in Scouting programs, I have good experience working with my hands that I really want to build on — carpentry, landscaping, gardening, and nature conservation. My Eagle Scout project was leading the installation of a brick walkway, brick patio, and several benches at a food pantry in my hometown.

With specific respect to farming, I volunteered from July to September 2024 at Azahara International, an olive farm (with several gardens) in SE Spain, where I worked on some landscaping/construction and organization projects as well as regularly watered/maintained some gardens. I also observed and helped with the process of pruning olive trees for the upcoming harvest, and produced marketing material for retreats held at the farm. Then, I had a wonderful Workaway experience in SW Spain in October/November 2024, that was focused on olive harvesting and other land work (more info in my review). I'd love to build more experience directly with farming, including permaculture. Most recently, I did a shorter Workaway north of Rome, taking care of animals and doing a bit of land work on a ranch there.

Idade

24

Algo mais...

since the prompt mentions board games, I LOVE Catan. I love bicycling whether for fun or for commuting. I'm really interested in music and art from all around the world, I've collected about 250 vinyl records over time (many of which I recently sold) namely jazz, soul, funk, rock, folk, and hip-hop from all around the globe.

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  Dietas especiais
  I am a practicing Muslim and keep halal, so I often keep it simple and keep to pescatarian/vegetarian/vegan diets when traveling. But if available I would eat meat prepared in accordance with Islamic restrictions.