I'm a rambling man. Just quit my job, looking for a new one, applying to grad school (cognitive science), and working on personal projects. High-tech old soul, lover of ideas and people. Nothing makes me happier than traveling light and getting used to new places.

Interests

Trekking, climbing, world music, languages, 60s culture, consciousness, history, tech, development, international relations, poetry (more modern than contemporary), the Middle East, cooking

• culture
• poetry
• cooking
• meditation
• technology
• traveling
• music
• world music
• rock climbing
• history
• international relations
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Beatles, Doors, Rolling Stones, Beach House, of Montreal, The Decemberists, Jefferson Airplane, Thievery Corporation, Tame Impala, Bardo Pond, Mazzy Star, John Coltrane, Miles Coltrane, Fairuz, Umm Kulthum, Mulatu Astatke, Victor Jara, Susana Baca, Caetano Veloso, bossa nova, raga, qawwali, flamenco, old-time sabra pop, shoegaze

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Broken on through to the other side

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversational thrills, smiles and good vibes, raki/ouzo/arak (most likely), comments on Middle East conflict (if and only if you ask for it), wild-eyed Walt Whitman readings, hibiscus tea

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Israel, Turkey, United States