Hey, I'm Ivan Petkov and from Bulgaria. I currently live in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. I love traveling and exploring foreign cultures and that's why I'm last year student at Sofia University studying Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. I am generally interested in the culture of the Middle East (past and present) but besides that, I love exploring other cultures as well such as tribal societies, Buddhist societies and so on. I love getting to know people and their way of life given the fact that every culture leaves its mark on the people that represent it.
I also love doing sports such as swimming, hiking, running, martial arts and so on.
I am fascinated by all type of arts as long as the particular thing connects with the heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am new to this type of traveling but for me it is just a new area waiting to be explored. My passion for meeting the unknown and trying to understand it drives me to meet new people so that our communication and interaction could enrich us all.

Interests

• arts
• traveling
• socializing
• adventures
• foreign languages
• foreign cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

I love listening to a very diverse range of music types and genres such as: ethno music, trip-hop , chill-out & ambient, reggae, dub, rock, funk. I am very familiar with metal music as well.

I love reading books and especially those who take me to foreign places telling the tales of foreign lands. I am currently into Arabic literature and I could say I love authors such as Zakariya Tamir, at-Tayeb Salih, Khalil Gibran.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I dared to follow my dreams and by this to allow myself being alive.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Italy, Qatar, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria