CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of the world as possible and finally meet all my friends I haven't met yet...!

ABOUT ME

"Ken... a person of many talents and international man of mystery." - Khalid

Born and raised in Philly and I venture out whenever I feel the need. It's the people I meet during my adventures who make the experience for me - I tend to dislike touristy stuff and spending time in little Westernized pockets abroad. I like the people, the culture, the food, the experience. You also wouldn't know just by looking at me but I'm probably the biggest nerd there is. All I do is read books on a variety of subjects that interest me. Anyways, I'm pretty chill for the most part and I tend to connect with a lot people. Everyone is a friend I haven't met yet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I primarily participate by hosting folks. I've only surfed twice myself; in Egypt and Ethiopia, and they were AMAZING experiences (thanks Abdou and Golda!)... It's been a challenge to be consistent with hosting lately because of my own travels but I'm trying to do better.

Hopefully this announcement will be more visible in this section because apparently, people seem to be missing it in the couch information section:
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**ATTENTION PEOPLE** - Please send OFFICIAL COUCHSURFING REQUESTS, not ordinary messages asking to surf, please! Thanks! I respond to each and every request sent, usually in about a day; two max.
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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted many, many interesting folks from all over. So please send some of that karma back my way and accept my couch requests if and when I'm coming to YOUR town!

Interests

I love to travel (obviously). Other interests include reading books, listening to music and podcasts, playing videogames, meeting great people, learning about and experiencing other cultures, etc. I am very progressive and I really enjoy conversations about geo-politics, international relations, foreign policy and that sort of thing. Other random interests include cooking, swimming, going for walks, hitting the gym (i.e working out), randomly researching any and every thing, astronomy (not so much astrology!), zoology, geography, law, and all things public health/global health.

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• working out
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• swimming
• astronomy
• geography
• international relations
• law
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I only read non-fiction - anything to do with socio-politics, socio-economics, law, history, and anything that has to do with making the world a better place. All my favorite movies have moved me in some way. I'm a huge fan of *real* underground hip-hop (i.e. not the corporate stuff you hear in the mainstream and on the radio - there's a difference!) as well as R&B, Neo-Soul, Jazz, Funk, World music, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visited 15 states (6.66%)Create your own visited map of The World or Triposo world travel guide for Android

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ethiopia, United States

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