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  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, French, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • People | Culture | Music
  • Family, Friends, British System for High school, American...
  • From Dubai
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Attainment of knowledge and the practice of affection

ABOUT ME

Easygoing, Good Music, Better Company, Delicious food, The ocean and Sunny days. Simple really. But if I were to start a country, below are just some of the things the flag would represent and we would stand for :

Hooray for...Reggae, jazz, travel, getting lost, finding things, samba, sushi, sky-diving, dancing all night long, smiling at strangers, painting, freshest fruit, giving gifts when there is no special occasion, fine wine, catching jokes, outside, good music, waterfalls, Boom Box, eskimos, panda bears, piano, welcome drinks, return gifts, balloons, chilling in park, driving fast, postal mail, cartoons, Tom & Jerry, ghetto blasters, lound sounds, cleavage, rapping, line dancing, Tokyo, ping pong, vinyl, 8mm films, grafitti, live shows, sumo wrestling, saying hello to strangers, dogs, fat animals, drums, marching bands, good design, photo, sculpture, play dough, megaphones, vintage speakers, stencils, Dubai, beach, picnic, sand dunes, mates and dates, mexican food, tennis, swimming pools, bbq's, never ending, salsa (the food and dance), kinder eggs, lots of coffee, watermelons, eating out, london town, birthday cakes, freckles, colour pencils, regular pencils, Jackie Chann, magazines, making beats, eating treats, climbing trees, old bmws, wall paper, japanese architects, flat bread, record labels, lazer discs, floppy disc, regular lazers, clouds, technics, apple, happy pills, nice suits, brazil, jungle, getting caught, escape plans, Mr.T, regular tea, chicken curry, bikini rumble, double bubble, radio, balcony, roof access, tunnelism, the colour orange, typing slow, telephone, afro hair, beat boxing, b-boying, toys, buying things that we dont need, speed boats, circus shows, para-gliding, surfing, barbados, living here, living there, no borders, no underwear, unemployment, summer holiday, christmas holiday, ramadaan, eid mubaarak, bling bling, masking tape, pause the tape, end of tape. fastforward, rewind, starting again. enjoying the moment!

PHILOSOPHY

Remember to Keep an open mind, stay humble and eat my vegetables. Get local, keep it simple, Enjoy your culture, Learn something new everyday, Smile at a stranger & Get out and explore. Laugh often, Dance Hard, Eat Well. Big Love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Where ever I make my home, you are welcome to come and stay. I will cook you food and we'll have a laugh. I'm in the process of exploring the world, But my home base is in Dubai. So if you are ever there, you have a place to stay - its on the water.

Interests

Travel, Music, Surfing, Rock climbing, Polo, Snowboarding, Scuba Diving, Beaches, Adventure, Breakfast, Dancing, Fresh fruit.

  • animals
  • dogs
  • culture
  • design
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • breakfast
  • wine
  • coffee
  • picnic
  • bbq
  • mexican food
  • drinking
  • cartoons
  • movies
  • traveling
  • eating out
  • juggling
  • painting
  • music
  • jazz
  • piano
  • drums
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • cliff jumping
  • boxing
  • wrestling
  • rock climbing
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • table tennis
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

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MUSIC:
Bob Marley, Solenca, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Mos Def, Tribe Called Quest, Mile Davis, Portishead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Saian Supa Crew, J-Dilla, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Jamiroqui, Sublime, Herbie Hancock, Green Day, John Coltrane, Future Classic, Jurassic 5, Nina Simone, Madeski Martin & Wood, De La Soul, Marvin Gay, Rolling Stones, Naughty By Nature, The Fugees, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Quantic, MC Hammer, James Brown, Buena Vista Social Club, Capleton, Dizzy Gillespie, Foreign Beggars, Deedee Bridgewater, RJD2, Thievery Corporation, Prodigy, Method Man, Pharcyde, Diana King, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Blackstreet, Cassius, Baseement Jaxx, Kojak, Cinematic Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Wreckx-N-Effect, Salt-N-Pepa, Kriss Kross, Talking Heads, Phil Collins, Ritchie Valens, J Majik, Dexy Midnight Runners, Nena, Ace of Base, Spice Girls, Aqua, The Clash, Rick James. Human League, Lee Scratch Perry, Jorge Ben, The Heavy, The Black Keys, Basement Jaxx, Ratatat, Arctic Monkeys.

MORE MUSIC:
Jazz, Hip-Hop, Drum&Bass, Samba, Abstract, Trip-hop, Swing, Classic Rock, Bossanova, Oldies, Pop Rock, HEavy MEtal, Disco, Breaks, Big Beat, Tango, Blues, Classical, Opera... The Jackson 5, Slayer, 2 Live Crew, Dj Vadim, Sir MixALot, Abstract Collision, Megadeath, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, J Dilla, Foreign Beggars, Abhored, Abba, RZA, Stoupe, Cause4Concern, Kylie Minogue, Ace of Base, RJD2, GrandMaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Clash, Bob Marley, to be continued....

MOVIES:
The Party, The Life Aquatic, The Constant Gardener, Amelie, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Big Lebowski, Almost Famous, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BOOKS:
Three Cups of Tea, In Xanadu, City of Djinns, Shantaram, Rum Diaries, Angels and Demons, The World is Flat, Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas, Schotts Food and Drink Meiscellany, Where's Wally, 1984, Freakanomics, Art of Rebellion, Kitchen Confidential.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cliff jumping while Kayaking to the Capital in Laos.
Sunrise in the desert after three day trek.
Getting Lost in the jungles of Costa Rica, stumbling across a beautiful 12m high waterfall. Spent 30 minutes deliberating if it was ok to jump off, decided it was too dangerous. But jumped anyway.
Sky diving in Lebanon.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: Kids, music, ideas, English, Hindi, Jokes, Juggle
LEARN: Languages, music, ideas

Open Dialogue, Building friendships, Collaborations, Creativity, Music & Dancing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, India, Laos, Lebanon, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Arab Emirates, United States

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