I'm a 31 year old counsellor, extrovert and empath, passionate about mental health and wellbeing. Born in Bangladesh, and raised in Melbourne.

I'm a hopeless history geek, decidedly average guitarist, lover of good novels and biographies, and scatterbrained aspiring writer.

I love folk music, indie rock, classic hip hop and Motown.

Frequent thinker about politics, culture and identity. Left-leaning, but I try to be open to other views. :)

Absolute sports nut with interests not limited to Liverpool FC and the Bangladesh cricket team.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because travelling is nothing without the people we meet and the connections we make, however fleetingly. :)

Interests

In no particular order, other than the order in which it appears, Liverpool FC, hip hop, indie rock, books, biographies, history, politics, wine, beer, Zen, mindfulness, meditation, Bangladeshi cricket, movies, TV shows

• writing
• books
• womens rights
• dining
• wine
• beer
• meditation
• walking
• pub crawls
• politics
• movies
• tv
• music
• guitar
• blues
• cricket
• soccer
• economics
• history
• beaches
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Moozik:

Pixies, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Pogues, Stone Roses, Smiths, Big L, Big Pun, Mos Def, Nas, Leanord Cohen, De La Soul, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, Radiohead, Dead Prez, Belle and Sebastian, The Beatles, Sonic Youth, You Am I, Raekwon, Ghostface, Wu Tang, Dead Prez, Camera Obscura, Ryan Adams, Grateful Dead, Sonic Youth, Non Phixion, Public Enemy, PA, Blue and Exile, Common

Films:
Full Metal Jacket, Sex Lies and Videotape, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 24 Hour Party People, Porkies, The Spanish Apartment, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Jim et Jules

Books:
The Great Gatsby, Monkey Grip, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Post Office, Blue Movie, Of Mice and Men, Long Walk to Freedom, Autobiography of Malcolm X, White Mughals, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity. And Russel Brand's books. Seriously, the dude can write.

TV Shows:

The Wire, The Sopranos, Blackadder, Seinfeld, MASH, Frasier, The Fast Show, Flight of the Concords, Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Changi, Brass Eye,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in a Buddhist monastery on a Nepali hilltop for three months, learning, meditating, growing and changing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can take you through a guided meditation and provide a counsellorly listening year. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Belize, Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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