My wife and I are active on couchsurfing, but mostly on her account:

https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tuba-abbasi?action=show&controller=user_profiles

I’m from South Carolina in the US, but have lived in Hawaii, London, and around California. I used to be a boat captain in Hawaii, but now I work in the space industry.

I like learning about languages, world politics, and history. I’m always down in practice Spanish.

We’ve met some of the kindest, most genuine friends-for-life through couch surfing and want to continue this.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the insightful conversations, adventure, and laughter! I always enjoy hearing people's opinions on the politicians and political scandals of their home countries.

I like urban exploring. I’ve found my way into tunnels, a mental asylum, an abandoned airport, multiple factories, and a couple of old military installations.

Music, Movies, and Books

I like Christopher Nolan’s films, e.g. The Dark Knight series, Inception, Interstellar. I also like Westworld, which is from his brother, Jonathan Nolan. If I had to pick a favorite movie, it’s probably Forest Gump. I feel that no other film portrays so broadly the (relatively) modern American experience.

For authors, I like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and I suspect magical realism is my favorite genre. Tied for my favorite author is Halldor Laxness. He was an Icelandic author who wrote contained, quaint stories of hard-fought, Icelandic life. I mostly read non-fiction on topics like history or politics or business.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve done a few distance bicycling tours. I’ve cycled: from the USA through Mexico, Hungary to Albania, a loop through a few southern African countries, and around the perimeter of Maui. These aren’t amazing, but they are unique.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy the histories of words and languages. Reading the etymologies of words and comparing meanings of related words across languages is fun for me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you’d like to talk and share about world politics or American domestic and foreign policy, I have worked, lived, and studied it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States