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Overview
About Me
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About me: I'm Lebanese guy who grew up and lived in Nigeria.
Humanitarian worker specialized in mental health and psychosocial support. I work mainly with refugees and internally displaced populations (IDPs) who fled the war. I have worked with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Rohingya in Bangladesh, and most recently with IDPs in Iraq.
I went back to school and I am now finishing my second masters degree i social amd cultural psychology
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I'm a solo traveler who wants to meet people from diferrent cultures and give the same opportunity to others
Interests
I know a few Lebanese and West african dishes that I can make, and pasta of course :)
I enjoy Latin dancing but I'm not a professional dancer, I just enjoy the beat. Im interested in a lot of other things and always up for trying something new
- dancing
- cooking
- hiking
- basketball
- salsa
- latin dance
- site seeing
- batchata
Music, Movies, and Books
All genres and types of music. from Latin to oriental to commercial pop music
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I have got rid of 40kg of body fat. Still have 20 to go
What I Can Share with Hosts
I can cook, and tell you stories about Africa, mental health, and refugees. I can tell you how NGOs function and how they make make money, what are the main sectors in the humanitarian field and what is psychosocial support and how it works. I can teach you some Arabic words as well :)
Countries I’ve Visited
Armenia, Egypt, France, Georgia, India, Italy, Jordan, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Countries I’ve Lived In
Bangladesh, Iraq, Ireland, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal