Hello! Sorry, I don’t like keeping it short, I like keeping it real. I’m looking to meet real people and experience genuine connections that transcend culture, geography, and worldviews.

About me:

I think of myself as an easygoing, maybe funny and maybe silly person. I take things lightly and try to find humor and fun in everything. I may sound sarcastic and mean at times but making fun of things and provoking people to respond to stuff is how I get to know people. Once you get to know me, you realize I’m a very friendly person and don’t mean all the mean and sarcastic things I say 😄

Currently:
Trying to visit as much of Europe and Middle East as possible.

What I do for living:

I’m currently working for an international company that uses computational and physics-based methods to do materials science research and drug discovery in Mannheim. But I’m an IT person not a health sciences person.

School stuff:

I did my undergrad in Michigan State University and my postgrad in the University of Edinburgh, if you also did please say hello! Go Green #MSUSpartans🟢⚪️

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet humans from all over the globe and learn/be impacted.

Interests

Cooking, Music, Parks, Language, Travel, Sports

• photography
• traveling
• basketball
• nature
• football

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

I usually tune in to upbeat tropical house music, old school reggae, some Ethio Jazz, Ethiopian Pop, and some Rap/Trap.

My go to favorites are Ed Sheeran, Bob Marley, Kygo, Lij Michael, J. Cole and Adele

Movies:

I enjoyed Prison Break, Breaking Bad, Friends and Big Bang Theory a lot. I also used to binge watch some US Late Night Shows of Trever Noah and Stephen Colbert. I love documentaries, but I’m rarely in the mood. I watched Our Planet and Dirty Money in Netflix. I also like Horror movies with group of friends.

Books:

Some of the books I really enjoyed are Purpose Driven Life, Born A Crime, Midnight Memories, Nothing Lasts Forever, Tell Me Your Dreams.

I prefer Audio Books. Masters of Scale and Planet Money are my favorite podcasts.

CS Preference:

Can be independent or do things in groups. I can be talkative, I can also be quiet and chill.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the amazing things I have done is visiting the Blue Nile River from its source in Ethiopia. It was magical to see start of world’s second longest river.

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m learning Deutsch and I only started recently. Some languages that I’ve always wanted to learn are Italian and Arabic.

I can share a few things about Ethiopian culture and history, my experiences as international student in US etc

What I Can Share with Hosts

A place to stay, a good company, perhaps traditional dish

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ethiopia, Germany, United States