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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, English, Hausa; learning French, Sign Language - American
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Humanitarian Worker
  • Psychology
  • From Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
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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

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