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Overview

  • 350 references 253 Confirmed & Positive
  • Ambassador
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Polish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Software Consultant
  • Bachelors, MBA, M.Sc. , PGD
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About Me

Descriptional bio's are fabricated versions of the same reality we all share as who we are in essence.

Hard to say something about myself. There's so much to fit in this tiny space. Have you ever tried to put an elephant inside a match box???

Erm...Naturally tanned. Funny-ish. Barely used. Not for re-sale. Blood type: Caffeine. Ex-Londoner, living in Scotland. I am open-minded and friendly. Love to spend time with friends and discuss about new ideas. I am easy going for any discussion from concerts to politics, or even religions. I believe if everyone tries to be a little better, we can put pressure off from the laws, politicians or religions.

I truly believe- Life is something that happens to you while you are busy planning with other things. Most amazing things in life happens are unplanned surprises (Serendipity) and everything happens for a reason.

PHILOSOPHY

1) If you think you can do it or not, either way you are right.
2) I see. I learn.
3) Everything happens for a reason.
4) Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans
5) Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you. -Paolo Coelho
6) Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:

I've been actively hosting in Glasgow (Scotland) and previously in London since 2012. Also I've been meeting people in CS group meetups and individuals for a coffee or sharing ideas or language swaps.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:

This is amazing and great to meet these incredible CouchSurfers. It's like travelling around the whole world while I am still in the same city. It's been possible by meeting people of different ages, culture, countries, ethnicity etc. Thanks to the CS team for making it happen. :)

Interests

  • arts
  • street art
  • photography
  • cooking
  • walking
  • crafts
  • shopping
  • technology
  • origami
  • music
  • cycling
  • volunteering
  • food
  • travelling
  • nature
  • film
  • vegetarianism
  • comedy
  • vegan cooking
  • first aid

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Movies:
Gladiator, A beautiful mind, Cloud Atlas, The Reader, The Notebook, About Time, Lake House, Chocolat, The Prestige, Shutter Island, Into the Wild, Lidice (Czech), Zelary (Czech), The Danish Girl, The Water Diviner.

Favourite Music:
1. Ludovico Einaudi [Italian Composer] (met him in 2016),
2. Hans Zimmer [American Composer] (met him in 2017),
3. Benjamin Clementine [British Poet, Classical] (met him 2017)
4. Anoushka Shankar [Indian Setar Player, daughter of famous Ravi Shankar and sister of Nora Jones] (met her 2017)
5. Manu Delago [Austrian Composer, Hang Player] (met him 2017)
6. Lana Del Rey (met her 2017)
7. Suzanne Vega (met 2017)
8. Johny Flynn (met in 2017)

and
Philip Glass, Lisa Gerrard, Beatles, Linkin Park, Jason Mraj, Maron5, Coldplay, Country Music, Irish Music.

Favourite Writers:
Elif Shafak (Turkish American), Dan Brown, Paulo Coehlo, Rhonda Byrne, Alexandre Dumas, Sir Henry Rider Haggard.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Climbed up Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain (April 2017)
-Hosted over 600 individual guests on CouchSurfing and AirBnB (as of August 2017)
-Cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh (75km) on 'Pedal for Scotland' Event (September 2017)

Teach, Learn, Share

There is so much that can be shared! I am always keen and passionate about cooking and sightseeing. Sharing knowledge and skills of writing artworks is something I like to do. It's always good to learn and teach some good words and phrases of a new language. How about if I teach some cool origami tricks? ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

1. I can cook world dishes of your choice. :)
2. Have nice and deep conversation about life, travel, experience and world.
3. Share hundreds of stories from people I hosted.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, England, Scotland

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