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Overview

  • 57 references 39 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Turkish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • graduate student / teacher / writer
  • ye olde school o' life
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

choosing to accept it

ABOUT ME

moved from melbourne to toronto about a year ago to start a PhD in comparative literature. still travelling from time to time, and hosting when possible, though it really depends on my housemates and where in the world I happen to be.

PHILOSOPHY

more things in heaven and earth...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

have travelled and been hosted all over the middle east and europe. hosting when possible, and always happy to meet interesting humans passing through.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

plenty.

Interests

artstuff. people. bicycles. ciğ köfte. beer. queerness, nearness and dearness. middle-east sweet baked goods. radical political thought and action. translation. learning tidbits of new languages. theatre/performance. tobacco. sunshine. hegel. whisky. georgian polyphony. well-meaning stupidity. good falafel. etcetera.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

consistently managed to avoid becoming a statistic in the Australian road toll.

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach you how to make a syrian eggplant dip which will always impress in the kitchen with relatively minimal effort.

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