CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to find joy in life. I love meeting new people and sharing my knowledge of the area I live in.

ABOUT ME

I was raised in Saudi Arabia. My family has been there since 1978. My father is a chemical engineer and my mother is a nurse. I have seven siblings that live all over the world, but we are a close family. My parents are from Illinois and Idaho. I love to travel and meet new people. I am a father of 3 daughters and two sons who I love with all my heart. I love to spend time with my family and take them adventuring. We love to visit national parks, hike, swim. I own a yurt resort near Kanab Utah which is a destination for people that need to unplug and a place for people to reconnect with nature. I love languages, Greek, Arabic, Spanish and English are all ones I have experience in.

PHILOSOPHY

To enjoy life, to learn, to help people when I am able, to look at all humankind as my brother or sister and treat them that way, to not hurt anyone. Above all, to try to live my life so as to leave the world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If you are ever in Cedar City Utah look me up. I am happy to help you if you need it or give you some advise on what to see and do.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before this website existed (or before I knew about it) I enjoyed couchsurfing all over the world. This site makes it a little easier.

Interests

I love to mountain bike and hike, I am pretty much up for anything if it means learning and growing and experiencing or having fun.

• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• survival
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• swimming
• engineering
• languages
• nursing
• volunteering
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Love reading (we don't have TV). I appreciate music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent time in Greece and Cyprus volunteering my time for two years. I worked at a Donkey Sanctuary for abandoned donkeys, building pens and feeding donkeys, I worked on a reforestation project in Athens planting trees, volunteered at a catholic convent and helped the nuns gather food and cook food for hundreds of middle eastern refugees.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Greece, Saudi Arabia, United States