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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, English; learning French
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Structural Engineer
  • B.S in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. M.S. in Civi...
  • From Beirut, Lebanon / Atlanta, Ga
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To pursue the 'American dream'

ABOUT ME

I was born in Beirut Lebanon. I have been in the U.S. for the last 15 years. I lived in Atlanta Georgia for the majority of that time and went to college there as well. I just finished grad school in Berkeley, California where I studied Civil Engineering.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I backpacked throughout Germany for 6 weeks during the summer and had the most amazing time couchsurfing.

Interests

In no particular order...
travelling, architecture, skiing, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, camping, tennis, music, film, photography, good beer, red wine...

  • architecture
  • photography
  • wine
  • red wine
  • beer
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • skiing
  • tennis
  • engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
the Godfather, Dr. Strangelove, Memento, Pulp Fiction anything by Kubrick, Tarantino or Hitchcock. Anything foreign, especially Truffaut, Godard, Bergman, Fellini or Akira.

Music:
Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Classic Rock (Pink Floyd, Beatles, Zeppelin), Jam Bands (Phish, String Cheese Incident, etc.), Jazz (miles, coltrane, hubbard, etc) Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, and on and on.....

Books:
Mostly non-fiction books about social/political issues (ie. globalization, etc.)

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