*Please note: I'm living on Bainbridge Island currently, not Seattle*
When I'm not traveling, you'll find me biking, practicing yoga, running through the night, not eating meat, playing tennis/Frisbee, studying ( woe is me), and at any music festival that has a grassy hill.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's the best way to come in contact with people different you, connect, share and debate ideas or ways of life, and go forth with a new friend and an altered way of thinking.

People.
Culture.
An unexpected adventure. The world opens up when you do.

And, should I forget to mention, I am not by any means wealthy or landed (good thing voting laws have changed) so I can't really afford much else in the way of hotels and travel expenses. Long live gov't funded studies!

Thank you to all of my past hosts, you have made my traveling so much more meaningful, indeed it has been the reason I've continued doing so. I only hope to repay you in kindness when you visit my city.

Warm thank-you's to:

Horacio and Katie (Irbid, Jordan | 2015)
Eran (Jerusalem, Israel | 2015)(Tel Aviv, Israel | 2018)
Jason, Daniel, Michella (Beirut, Lebanon | 2015)
Kai (Vienna, Austria, 2015)
Temi (Nuremburg, Germany, 2015)
Ghassan (Frankfurt, Germany | 2016)
Otman (Fes, Morocco | 2016)
Abdel, Hasan (Tetouan, Morocco | 2016)
Pierre-Yves, Guillaume, Ronan (Tangier, Morocco | 2016)
Alex (Gibraltar | 2016)
Michael (Granada, Spain | 2016)
Pilar (Tarragona, Spain | 2016)
Robert (Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 2016)
Moshe (Jerusalem, Israel | 2018)

Interests

I try to be mindful in the things I collect so as not to become burdened by things, since "that’s how it is when you start wanting to have things. Now, I just look at them, and when I go away I carry them in my head. Then my hands are always free, because I don’t have to carry a suitcase." - Tove Jansson

• culture
• festivals
• yoga
• running
• news
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• tennis
• talking
• thinking
• strolling

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a post rock lover!
Sigur Ros, but mostly just Jon and his weeping bowed guitar, Explosions in the Sky, Die Beste Tag Meines, James Blake, Krishna Das, The Congos, The Royals, Soom T

Tove Jannson will have a place eternal in my heart

Candid, Underground Man, The Sun also Rises, Meditations, The Dhammapada, A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Moveable Feast, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Since I'm only allowed one...always making time for people dear to me in life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Food for thought
A sunny, nature-filled trip to Bainbridge Island (my hometown!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully a bit of everything about me: culture, language, hobbies, music; whatever strikes your fancy. I love diving into conversations with people about life, novels, news, tears, fears, a different way of life. Why not, ideas power the thinker.

I can help with practicing English, or mutually practice Spanish or Arabic since I can't claim fluency at all in those. Oh and if you need your bike tuned up, I'm your guy. *I even have my own tool kit with me this time around ^_^

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Jordan, Morocco