I'm Abdul from Uzbekistan, an obscure country in Central Asia. I love learning and understanding the world around me. No better way to do that than actually visit different parts of the globe. I'm very oriented towards numbers and data so I'm looking to get into data science as a career.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to add experiences to life and that can't be done without others. Couchsurfing would allow me to have a contact in every city I want to visit who can help me out on my journey to broaden my perspectives.

Interests

• running
• politics
• cycling
• hiking
• computer science
• economics
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Interstellar, Inception and basically anything by Christopher Nolan.
Books: Elon Musk's biography by Ashlee Vance, Why Nations Fail by Daren Acemoglu, Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Currency Wars by James Rickards and Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Feeling clouds below me after hiking up Table Mountain in South Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

Passionate and fairly well read about global affairs and technology so I can inform people about issues through my unique perspective owing to the fact I'm Central Asian and from a post-Soviet territory.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Uzbek culture and cuisine, a good discussion.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, India, Latvia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States, Uzbekistan