Hi! I'm Abdullah!

I'm from Lahore, Pakistan. Working as a Freelance Graphic Designer & Video Editor & Animator in the design industry for 6+ years.

During my travels, I tried to integrate two cultures as much as possible by staying with locals, using local transportation, hitchhiking, eating local food, living on the local daily budget, and just trying to meet as many people as possible. I had a great experience and found that people are kind and will surprise you if you just trust them a little. Couchsurfing was great, so I hope to pay back to the community by hosting people at my place when possible.

I know a lot of people are environmentalists but I promise we are not trying to destroy the earth. I am happy to discuss the topic with people as long as they are open-minded and not just trying to impose their views on me.

My interests include sitting at the beach, hiking in the snow, nature exploring, solo traveling, swimming, playing badminton, discussing life in general, and bodybuilding.

I have had a lot of random jobs in my life so I have a lot of diverse experiences to teach you.

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abdullah.akram.186/
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abdullah.akram.1/
My WhatsApp: +923161448789

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn as much as possible from people from all over the world. To meet and interact with new people and study there culture and know about there traditions. To explore the unexplored.

Interests

• technology
• hiking
• beaches
• mountains
• nature
• sea
• meeting new people
• graphics
• beautiful places
• heights
• body building
• snowfall
• solo travelling
• video editing and animation

Music, Movies, and Books

Romantic and Sad Music

Movies: Fast and Furious 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Final Destination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, SAW 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Jigsaw, The Exorcism, Insidious Chapter 1, 2, 3, 2012, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Freed, etc.

Seasons: The 100, Alice in Borderland, Yakamoz S-245, Into The Night, The Mist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Love Cooking.

Teach, Learn, Share

My travel philosophy:

A lot of people preach to be a traveler as opposed to a tourist. But what does this mean? From my travels:

Find the extremes and dig deep into them. They all give you perspective. Whether that's local, really hippie, really conservative, or liberal. They all give you equal insight into life. Ignoring any one of them would be trying to solve a huge puzzle without a piece. Even if the people at the extremes make you uncomfortable - they are the passionate ones - the ones that will help you understand their beliefs. To go in the middle is traveling for leisure (pleasure) and marks the difference between a traveler and a tourist. And ignore the other experiences only reaffirms your beliefs making you a closed-minded person while traveling, seeing the world as you want to see it, which defeats the purpose.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you English and Urdu/Hindi. I can cook well for you and we can have a meal together. If you are coming to Lahore i can host you and take you on a tour of Lahore and visit the historical places, explore our culture and try our food and take you to famous old places.

Countries I’ve Visited

Saudi Arabia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia