CURRENT MISSION

Meet as many new people as I can from as many different places as possible.

ABOUT ME

Am a filmmaker. Born and raised in Norway to Somali parents .. My family moved to Sudan when I was 8 years old and I lived there for 12 years ..
I love films and filmmaking, although I studied oil engineering ..

I love listening to people's experiences and stories .. Feels like am adding years without getting old!!

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let others live and listen .. I believe in stories.. That everyone has a story worth listening to and that if you succeed in letting that someone tell you their story , you can find another version of yourself in them. Making you live many lifetimes in one life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

although I cant host people at the moment .. I enjoy hanging out with new people and making friends in the proccess.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Positive so far

Interests

Filmmaking.
Watching films.
Writing.
Swimming.
Learning new skills / teaching.
Languages.

• writing
• film making
• politics
• movies
• swimming
• engineering
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Am a huge Coldplay fan.
And I consume films like food.
Love reading without specification.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I participated in making one of the first new wave independent films in Sudan and the first croud sourced film ever in Sudan. It's called 'our Sudan' and you can watch it on YouTube.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching..
I can teach Arabic and English ..
Middle eastern and North African politics and religions and cultures.
I can teach filmmaking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sudan

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