I come from Azerbaijan and I moved to France for a chance of a better life. I have quite a bit of experience with couchsurfing/helpx in a few countries and several stays in France itself. I have hosted several times in Azerbaijan, so I am quite familiar with the concept and expectations. Graduated from masters in Nantes and am employed in the food industry in Paris. My dream/goal is to one day be part of a community project. I am here to practice the culture of sharing and learn from each other.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing for me is a platform that lets you find like-minded people who can guide you to places you wouldn’t have thought of visiting. You can’t research enough to know the city as a local.

兴趣

My primary passion is cooking and everything related to food: fermentation, discovering ingredients, food industry, regenerative agriculture etc. I love spending time in mountains, have walked a lot in different parts of the world but for the last 3 years because of work and education have not been able to do as much. I prefer deep conversation to small talk and although I identify as an introvert, I am easy going and quite talkative if the topic is right, preferably deep discussions rather than small talk. Avid anti-capitalist, I like to keep up to date with world finance and politics and read political theory when I get the time. I also read a lot, maybe too much, on everything concerning human behaviour; nervous system/brain functions, emotions/psychology, sociology/group behaviour.

• cooking
• music
• electronic music
• hiking
• skydiving
• psychology
• food
• emotions
• human behaviour
• labor movement
• political theory

音乐、电影和书籍

Books:
My topics of interest: psychology/neurology/human behaviour, political philosophy/geopolitics, magical realism, history and culture of agriculture and food
Here is a full list of books i have read and would like to read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/68046626-farhad-salmanzade?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=read

Music: Italo-Disco, experimental, ambient/minimal, middle-eastern and eastern string instruments, folk music, instrumental hip-hop, electronica, UK garage, reggae etc

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I am pretty sure I know what I want out of life. Don't know if this counts though as I haven't achieved it yet ))

I have also done skydiving and bungee jumping. That was awesome.

Driving a motorbike through amazing landscapes in Vietnam and Laos, incredible experience.

教，学，和分享

I like doing small random goodness, whether sharing or helping someone out, even a tiny little bit. Gives both sides a lift in mood win-win!

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I am quite a good cook, enjoy deep conversations and can show you around in Paris

我游览过的国家

Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Azerbaijan, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom