I grew up in Kermanshah, Iran, went to University in Tehran, did my Master and Ph.D. educations in New York city. Taught college students in NYC for 12 years.
(Lived in Texas for one year and NYC for about 19 years. )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a great cultural experience.

Interests

• books
• poetry
• drinking
• politics
• socializing
• live music
• classical music
• world music
• hiking
• martial arts
• history
• mathematics
• philosophy
• science
• sightseeing
• historic sites
• nature
• climbing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did 17 hours of non-stop climbing while I had a stomach bug, directly from the base camp to the summit, (almost two kilometers of vertical climb in freezing temperature and deep snow and ice) and back, with little food and less than two hours of sleep in the 18 hours prior to the start of the climb.
Or :
Slept in a cave in the wild,solo, for three consecutive nights (there were plenty of bears and snakes in the area).

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time and my company, and perhaps some of my life expriences and thoughts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States