I am an aspiring writer, entrepreneur, avid reader, baller, and a traveler. I truly believe in being/doing good in the world.

I have dual degrees in Political Science and History, and I am deeply passionate about education, sustainability, environment, and giving/doing charity.

I travel –and live- to get out of my comfort zone.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined this website years ago but never actually used it. I reactivated it in 2016 because I think having an authentic local experience is the best way to travel. Checking into a hostel/hotel and taking pictures in front of monuments doesn't teach you anything about local way of life.

This isn't about a free bed. I hope and plan to meet interesting people that can add to my knowledge and experiences and create new friendships and memories.

Interests

Comedy, history, basketball, space(!), languages, people, movies, music, reading, adventure, and not in that order :)

• writing
• books
• education
• environment
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• muslim
• basketball
• business
• teaching
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• political science
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Big Lebowski, City of God (Brazilian), Project X, ), Euro Trip, Inglorious Bastards, OldBoy, (Korean), Match Point, The Man from Nowhere (Korean), Fight Club, The Beach, the Untouchables (French), Sicario, the Martian, etc...

I can continue forever listing my favorite movies. Horror movies? Count me in.

Music: I love all kinds of music. I am feeling Jazz these days.

Books: Some of my favorite books include Catch-22, Thousand Splendid Suns, Time Traveler's Wife, Guns, Germs, and Steel, The Autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Malcolm X, I am America and So Can You, The Upside of Irrationally, The Audacity of Hope, Malcolm Gladwell, Dean Koonz, and Stephen King books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving multiple times few years ago.

Epic 2016 New Years Eve with some Malay youngsters we met on the last hour of 2015 and friends

Volunteering at a traditional Boarding School in Sukabumi, Indonesia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel stories, history, politics, business ideas, or techie staff. Jokes. I can share tons of jokes :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughter, travel stories, jokes, movies and ebooks and music, some paid Mac applications, among other things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States