CURRENT MISSION

To discover the world!

ABOUT ME

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my profile!

My name is Dilchad and I live in Paris.

I love this city! It's been 10 years that I live there and Paris still offers a lot to discover: people, art, cultural life, food, etc.

I was born in France and I grew up in Paris' suburb. My name is Kurdish, as my father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and so I'm half french, half Kurdish-Iraqi. It means "Happy Heart" and I'm doing my best every day to be up to it.

This multicultural background taught me to appreciate people with different cultures/identities & background and that's why I like so much to meet new people and to share good moments with them!

Starting September 2014, I will be a teacher at elementary school :)

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is sharing life with friends and keeping eyes opened on life's poetry!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie on CS so I will complete this box in a few months!

Interests

Philosophy, Poetry, Literature, Arabo-islamic Civilization, Asian Spirituality, Travel, Cultural life, Sports, Modern Dance, Music (I played percussions and guitar), Cinema, etc.

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• drums
• muslim
• sports
• boxing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

- One of my favorite song is probably "A Change is Gonna Come", Otis Redding's version (if you don't know it, check this out: http://youtu.be/yyhL0ioST_U). Basically, I like all kind of music with a preference for Rock'n Roll (Pink Floyd, The Doors, Eagles, Serge Gainsbourg, etc.), Soul (Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, etc.) and Afro-Beat (Fela Kuti).
- My favorite movie might be Dersou Ouzala from Akira Kurozawa. But I'm also a big fan of more casual movies (going from James Bond to Star Trak... Yes it's true!).
- My favorite book is "Soul Mountain" from the Chinese writer Gao Xingjian.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hum... Inexplicable!

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught African drums during a few years but it's been a while... I was also a part time photographer. I can also give conversational French lessons to English speaking people if I have the time. Don't hesitate to ask and I will see how I can assist you.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, France