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Overview

  • 29 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Urdu; learning Hindi, Panjabi, Punjabi, Spanish
  • 55, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Project manager
  • Degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Let the right one in

ABOUT ME

Like to find the best in people.

PHILOSOPHY

We live an average of 1000 months. Life is short, make the most of it. Embrace it and inspire positivity in others.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meet, host and surf.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First 'officially' CouchSurfed in Tokyo and then Sydney 2008.

Interests

Social justice, human rights, equality, festivals, culture, music, camping, walking, waterfalls, cycling, football, games.

  • culture
  • festivals
  • human rights
  • walking
  • music
  • cycling
  • camping
  • scuba diving
  • soccer
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Music: Gil Scott Heron, Shuggie Otis, Darondo, Sly & the Family Stone, Al Green, Bob Marley, Prodigy, Norman Jay, Pharell, Eve, Fedde Le Grand, Fatboy Slim, The Zutons, Prince, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Maxwell, James Brown, Nirvana, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Zero 7, T-rex, Radiohead, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, The Cure, Blondie, REM, Grandmaster Flash, The Clash, The Specials, Michael Jackson, D'Angelo.
Favourite TV Programmes: The Last Leg, The Island, Pointless, Blackish, Modern Family, Frasier, The Wonder Years, Everybody Loves Raymond.
Favourite Films: Inception, The Lives of Others, Papillon, Leon, The Prestige, Dark Knight, Shrek, City of God, Betty Blue, High Fidelity, Good Will Hunting, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Saving Private Ryan, Alien, Terminator, Blade, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Bowling for Columbine, Monsters Inc., Lost in Translation.
Favourite Books: Love in the Time of Cholera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Long Walk to Freedom, Hidden Agendas, Malcolm X

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving in Mexican cenotes (cave pools)
Canyoning in Australia's Blue Mountains & abseiling down a 100ft waterfall.

Teach, Learn, Share

Football, IT.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Pakistan, United Kingdom

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  • 5 Vouches

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