CURRENT MISSION

Just live in the moment, and learn a lot in the process

ABOUT ME

Hello everyone,

I am a new graduate student pursuing a masters in International Relations here in Beirut.

I love traveling, meeting new people, and drinking coffee (I recently fell in love with Turkish coffee). Either than that, I'm always down to meet new people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would be willing to share my room, if you have a sleeping bag!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None really, but I hope to have some great ones.

There was a few times when I lived abroad, when bikers from around the world would come to my village and stay in an unoccupied house of a CS. He would tell them: "there is an American living in the village, he works at the school"

Interests

- I work a lot
- Reading and writing is my past time
- I love traveling, meeting new people, and eating different foods
- Always down for a good hike

• culture
• writing
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• swimming
• teaching
• international relations

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything. While overseas I started listening to John Mayer, Gavin Degraw, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz.

I enjoy reading anything non-fiction. I mostly read books that deal with politics, government, international affairs, biographies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So far, the most amazing- not to mention challenging- thing that I have done was live on a farm in the Republic of Georgia. It afforded me the opportunity to swim in the Black Sea, learn a fascinating language, and drink moonshine like a local; it helped me reconsider the important things.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have experience teaching English as a Second Language, and if there is anyone out there who wants to improve their English, I would be more than willing to help.

As for learning, I hope there is someone out there that may be able to help me understand Middle Eastern culture and politics better. And maybe someone who is willing to tutor me in Arabic, that would be pretty cool!

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Oman, Poland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Lebanon, United States