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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic (North Levantine), Korean, Spanish
  • 48, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Adult ESL Teacher
  • Masters in Applied Linguistics
  • From America
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Staying human, staying inspired. Living here in Dubai over two years now, trying to keep it interesting.

ABOUT ME

Nice fella, global citizen, love meeting people from around the world and havin a few beers. Honest, friendly. Been accused of being hilarious, too.

PHILOSOPHY

Never stop trying to be a better person than the day before, have a lot of fun along the way. Help others whenever possible and keep it krunk.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Haven't been active on CS but would like to be now. Could put the right person/people up, preferably on weekends. Nice people only, please. I love meeting cool folks from around the world and learning about their countries, travels and opinions. Also always down to meetup socially, especially on weekends.

Interests

Like to exercise, read, talk about the world, books, politics, have drinks on the weekend, travel, social change, international solidarity movements, nature, blasphemy.

  • books
  • beer
  • exercise
  • nightlife
  • drinking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Bob Dylan, punk, hip-hop, world music, rock, reggae, dub. All kinds of movies, esp. documentary and comedy. Chomsky, history, politics, human geography, fiction. A voracious reader and consumer of information all my life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered in Palestine during the Al Aqsa Intifada.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Nice apartment, full kitchen, near metro, big sofa to sleep on. You can do laundry. I know Dubai fairly well, especially the nightlife and beaches in south Dubai.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Cambodia, Canada, Georgia, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Palestine, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

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