CURRENT MISSION

finding my way back home

ABOUT ME

I like to explore things I cannot see, drink coffee, pretend to read maps, listen to old people talk about their lives, wander around new cities, take naps in public parks, drink into trembling sunsets and learn new words. I also have a B.A. in pre-law and comparative Islamic studies, so I like to engage in conversations about far away places and social justice.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is to work towards being a global citizen, to give back, to work hard, tread softly and to learn for the sake of knowledge

I live my life for people because nothing feels better than being connected.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted, I've drank and laughed endlessly with everyone from Alaskan commercial fisherman to rambling drifters riding through Africa in search of clearer skies

Interests

Pocket watches, new poetry, stories, antiques, not brushing my hair, the Far East, drifters, spices, water pipes, social justice, traveling, laughing, hot tea on cold mornings, spilling black coffee, book exchanges, sailing, and disposable cameras

• books
• poetry
• tattoos
• coffee
• drinking
• traveling
• sailing
• muslim
• cartography
• law
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

See: Good Will Hunting and 372 Le Matin Betty Blue
Read: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Life is Elsewhere
Listen to: The National and Middle Brother

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've gotten Sak Yant (yantra tattooing) from a Buddhist monk in a forgotten temple two hours outside of Bangkok, Thailand, the place of my birth.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Benin, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Togo, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia

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