My name is Hamid.
I am always down down to make good connections, either sharing a meal, during a good conversation, or in quick passing moments.

I love research, design and teaching. My students keep me deeply engaged with the world, honest, laughing, and growing.

I am a researcher and scientist and like to discover.

I am interested in any type of adventure that involves a bike, large amounts of water, boats, and planes, but equally interested in the adventure that comes from being at home.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in the general goodness of people. I love that couch surfing embraces this wholeheartedly, let us hope it can be the case.

"I think people spend too much time staring into screens and not enough time drinking wine, tongue kissing and dancing under the moon." - Rachel Wolchin

Also I think:

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
~Lao Tzu

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well, I should admit that I have used CS by now more for meeting up people and just in 2 cases hosted some nice people. I am rather new in CS experiences. I am open to hosting people. You can have the couch or floor if you prefer the floor to the couch.

I am happy to give people the lay of the land and write a list of "great" locations if there is interest.

I haven't surfed yet but I am really excited to start surfing! Thanks to those of you who take a chance as my surfing network starts to sprout.

Interests

I love traveling, drink with my friends, hiking, sailing, climbing. I really enjoy to go out and meet new people, read fantasy books; theatre and music... The simplest things are making me happy, but I also love adventures and take risks, that make me feel alive!

• books
• design
• dancing
• wine
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• rock climbing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Love to be Happy - book

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one. Dang.

I think some of the great conversations and experiences that grew out of them, particularly with a group of Japanese people when I stayed in Japan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to share my thoughts on many topics and specially science, but at the same time, I'm eternally engaged in the pursuit of knowledge!

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northern Ireland, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland, Japan