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Overview

  • 25 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, English, French, Russian, Ukrainian; learning German, Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Filmmaker
  • University of Medicine // University of Educational Sciences
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About Me

I like puzzles, always have, I like to challenge myself, I love to know more about the world and minimize the suffering of others, and I am above all logical, everything has a logical reason or aim, be it horrible or delightful, I feel enjoyment when knowing this reason or figuring it out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to meet all people of the world, discover their cultures, philosphies and thoughts, and then, tell them that above all the political ridiculous fights, the religious conflicting conventions and the biological slight differences : I Love them so much, and I would always stand by their side as a Human being who dreams of a world where we all live together as one.

Interests

  • writing
  • painting
  • magic
  • guitar
  • filmmaking

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite Music is basically any magical combinaison of sounds that makes me perceive a new dimension of reality; where I feel so connected to its creator, be it a human being, a bird or any other part of Nature.
My favorite Movies are : Mr.Nobody - Captain Fantastic - Into the wild - Man from Earth ...
My favorite Books are : Thus spoke Zarathustra (F.Nietzsche) - The Demon Haunted World (Carl Sagan) - Waking Up (Sam Harris)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I broke chains that kept me away from discovering who I truly am, from loving everyone without making judgments, from living peaceful, free and in harmony with nature. That's when I became Human again, as I've been as a little curious and adventurous loving child.

Teach, Learn, Share

I was born twice. First, on the sixth of December 1994; and then again, in a sleepless night of July 2013. Sky flecked with stars, and my mind whistling "I want more" in a world that only shouts. I felt my thoughts with the tip of my fingers while fluttering around, then I rose high and sat on a cloud, watching all of my mind's components from above. Thinking about Jeanette Winterson's phrase: "I can change the story. I am the story." I foresaw that it will be strenuous to reform my way of thinking, especially that I'm living in a small town in the south of a developing Muslim country ruled by an absolute monarchy; where libraries, books, thoughts, and questions are nonexistent or prohibited. However, I decided to examine everything, with skepticism and empiricism; avoiding all aspects of wishful thinking and cognitive bias in my everyday life.
I have been fascinated by the night sky since I was a child. the vivid landscape of distant stars raised millions of questions in my mind about that unreachable world and still does. However, when I knew that the awareness of myself and the universe around me emerges from operations between billions of neurons within my brain; I had a new passion for another stunning universe within me: the human mind.
Thus, when I graduated from high school in 2012, I went to the university of medicine, thinking that it would allow me to fulfill my ambitions. Unfortunately, after two successful years, I changed my path when I realized that I have no interest in becoming a doctor since it doesn't open doors for research and advancement, but rather just a boring monotonic profession - at least here in Morocco. So, after much thinking about what I can do with passion, in a country with limited chances, I went to the university of educational sciences, hoping that one day I'll have the opportunity to improve the Moroccan educational system and make it better for the next generations of great potentials. Again, and this time even worse, I was shocked and broken to pieces by the fact that college, where I'm supposed to raise questions and think critically about education, actually inhibits challenging ideas and independent thinking. For instance, when making an analysis of the problems behind the bad quality of education, you are not allowed to question the values of the national curriculum ( monarchy, religion, and patriotism ). Therefore, I decided that such place - where taboos and political powers are above science and research - is just not the right one for me, as an intellectually adventurous seeker of truth. The consecutive discoveries, or disappointments I should say, were a frustrating experience after high school. However, despair and loss of hope were never my companions, so I came out of these events with more enthusiasm and courage to accomplish what I really want to do, to fulfill my dreams.
Now, I'm travelling the world to explore the planet I live on, people I share it with, and above all, myself, my deepest fears, my ambitions; I want to define my own meaning to this enigmatic existence, while enjoying every moment of this limitless journey, with an open heart of a human being whose home is Earth, family is the Human kind, and religion is Humanity.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything I am, know and have.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Oman, Russian Federation, Senegal, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, Oman, Thailand

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