I’m 29 studying a PhD in Computer Science. Born and raised in Iran and moved to US 4 years ago for grad school. Hooked with technology and how it can impact humanity so computer science is a go to for me.

I am easy-going, open-minded, spontaneous, and adventurous. I live in Columbia, South Carolina. I enjoy sailing and have been in sailing competitions. My favorite boat is a keelboat. I say nothing beats the view of a sunset when buzzed having a good conversation with friends while listening to music on a keelboat even if you lose the race!! I like playing volleyball too specially beach version. The rest is all research on training artificial intelligence solutions specially for medical tasks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Half of a journey is visiting new places while the other half is meeting new people!

Interests

• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• volleyball
• swimming
• adventure travel
• climbing
• cycle touring

Music, Movies, and Books

Music :
EDM!

Movies :
Silicon Valley
Interstellar
Game of Thrones
Papillon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Friends Series

Books :
"The kite runner", Khaled Hosseini
"I am good, you are good" by Tomas Haris
"Sinuhe the Egyptian"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did rock climbing without having any prior training! And I did not know my belayer did not know how to belay

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can chat about space travels and being a multi planetary species 👽🛸
I can introduce you to my fav Persian dish Ghorme Sabzi too! It makes me salivate every time…

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States