CURRENT MISSION

"Passion is everything"

ABOUT ME

Man, this box is too small. Lived and went to school in Boston, MA and then moved to Europe for four years -- incredible life altering experience. Traveled to over 30 countries in about 36 months through 4 continents, so to say I like traveling is an understatement. Moved to Washington DC and loving it so far. I live life to the max without wasting a single second or opportunity. We're here for too little of a time to regret or miss anything -- make the most of everything you have, but keep striving for more!

PHILOSOPHY

I don't want to be arrogant sounding, but I don't want to live a normal life because, to put it bluntly, it's boring. I want to make a difference and also benefit from the risks I take everyday.

I don't play games and don't associate with those that do. Give it to me straight or go home -- I have too much living to do to waste my time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm an equal opportunity surfer/host...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only couch surfed three times in traveling and they were a GREAT experience and met some great people. I'd invite anyone interested in the DC area to msg me if interested.

Interests

traveling, photography(http://shahphotos.zenfolio.com), investing, art, real estate, football, basketball, baseball, reading, lifting weights, skiing, and spraying champagne everywhere...

• arts
• photography
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• skiing
• baseball
• basketball
• boxing
• rock climbing
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Scarface, Godfather Series, Rounders, Butterfly Effect, Crash, Skeleton Key, and Click -- for its theme -- and Kate B ;-)

Music: all types except country, though I lean more towards hip-hop and trance -- Aarmin van Buuren and Tiesto rock my world.

Books: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Art of the Deal, Tao Te Ching, Winning, NLP, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Midsummer's Night Dream, Who Moved my Cheese? ...and of course, winnie the pooh ;-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't pinpoint just one thing in my life, especially since I have a lot to living left. I would say Rome was incredible; scuba diving and partying in Ibiza, hiking and camping in Montenegro, bungee jumping in Switzerland, white water rafting/Inca Trail in Peru to see Machu Picchu, ziplining through the rain forests of Costa Rica, ice climbing and snowmobiling on Europe's largest glacier in Iceland. So far -- so good.

Teach, Learn, Share

Live your life BIG and make it easier for the future generations to do the same...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, United States