My name is Ahmed Al Zalabeyh and I was lucky enough to be born and raised in one of the most beautiful deserts on earth. I feel incredibly proud and grateful that for seventeen generations my family has existed and thrived within the Wadi Rum and continually thank God that each generation decided to remain in this most inspiring, breath taking and captivating of places.

I spent my entire childhood raised in the heart of the desert. I grew up in a traditional Bedouin tent continuing our natural way of life, which has been passed on through my family for centuries. I know every mountain, valley, tree by name and all the secrets that this mysterious, rich land possesses. I have climbed, hiked and walked to the highest and furthest points, acquainting myself with each rock and sand dune, all of which have now become old friends. However like many old friends there are still hidden secrets that exist within them and always new discoveries to be made, each one bringing me such a wonderful delight when I do. The Wadi Rum offers something that no other place on earth can; a sanctuary of true peace, silence and well-being, offering an honest escape for anyone who exists outside of it. I never forget how lucky I am to live here and will never consider leaving my oldest of friends

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I can't imagine my self living in an other place because I love so much the quiet and the silence of the desert and the way of life here. I am on couchsurfing to meet others people, make friends from all around the world, and travel in my mind thanks to the people I meet. Try to learn about my self and others ways of life.

Interests

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• movies
• adventure races
• languages
• adventure travel
• musica
• climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Arabic music ,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Relax and listen to the desert in a quiet place, see the meteors in the sky, and for some pleasure we will search for some of the animals that live in the desert such as the fox and the hedgehog and then we will play Bedouin games in the moonlight
All this in the evening time.

In the day we will do many adventures around the desert, jeep tour, beauty, climbing and many amazing things.

I hope you will enjoy me in the desert of Wadi Rum

Teach, Learn, Share

Some Arabic ward and bedouin music

What I Can Share with Hosts

Imagine yourself on top of a camel glacially riding across the wide valleys or sat in the back of an open top jeep, mountains towering above you which such defiance and majesty. Feel the warm wind in your hair, the soft sand on your feet, the extraordinary shaped rocks with your hands. Listen to the echoing mountains calling one another, the birds singing with joy and fire crackling under a pot of traditional sweet Bedouin tea. Climb the highest mountain and admire in stunned silence the incredible panoramic views that stretch out before you. Look up to a brilliant bright blue sky throughout the day, transforming into dark ink ocean filled with millions of shining stars at night. Just like we, the Bedouins of the Wadi Rum have adorned for centuries.