CURRENT MISSION

Breaking shells!

ABOUT ME

I do not yield to small talk. I am silent. I skip so much. I am always absorbed by the core of people, looking at it, interested only when it speaks. The miracle I await, the miracle of clarity, always happens. (Taken from Anais Nin's Journal)

PHILOSOPHY

To flow, to drift, to live as nature.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm writing my thesis at the moment, so I can't host guests. But, I'm willing to show Tehran to those interested. Tehran's polluted appearance must be peeled in order to reveal its layers of convention, tradition and modernity to those unaware with its perpetual swaying between hesitation and extremity. I can do the peeling off for it's rare but enthusiastic guests. Besides, food and hanging out!

Interests

Books, dance, Jazz music, Old Movies, Literature, coffee, poplar tree, greengage, accordion, words written by female writers, ice cream, flowery patterns, lipsticks, aromas and scents, cinnamon, Greek Mythology, listening, seagulls' singing sparrows' chirping, languages, criticism, French feminists, theater, French songs, vanilla, John Donne, swimming, olive oil, the Sun, Persian literature, Literature, silk and lace, tattoos.

• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• singing
• theater
• folklore
• tattoos
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• movies
• music
• jazz
• swimming
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amelie, Some Like it Hot, Melancholia
Books: Anais Nin's Journals, Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar, and her poems, Murakami's books
Music: Grizzly Bears, Foals, Agnus and Julia Stones, The Dead Brothers, Charles Aznavour, traditional Iranian songs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm a teacher and it always amazes me to see little children trying to pick up English words and surprisingly use them in correct contexts.

Teach, Learn, Share

Want to know about other cultures, want to share my own culture with everybody else who I'm sure will be astonished by how it differs from the way people picture it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran

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