⚠️ I no longer live in Tehran! My current location is Amsterdam, Netherlands and I only can host you here.

Hi👋 I'm Mahdi, a person who loves to see every possible corner of this planet and different cultures. I moved from Tehran, Iran to Amsterdam, Netherlands to study for my Master's. I'm planning to work here and build a new life and on the side, Travel in Europe and see different countries, cultures, and their scenery.

I have a great passion for nature and hiking, mountaineering and camping are my favorite activities. Nothing can ease my mind like camping in the middle of the woods and listening to the sound of fire. I love creating content about nature and seeing the wilderness through the lens of the camera. I hope to get the chance to experience the best hiking routes in Europe and witness some crazy landscapes.

you can see my stories through videos and photos on my Instagram page:
www.instagram.com/mahdimnsouri

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I always dreamed of having a chance to connect with locals and feel their culture and the way they live. I also love to make friends with travelers like myself who are passionate about nature and go hiking together.

Interests

• culture
• photography
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• mountaineering
• languages
• nature
• storytelling
• sharing stories
• woods

Music, Movies, and Books

I record my memories into songs I love, dive into the story of movies, and create my own vision while reading a book. So basically I live through them.

🎵 My taste of music is quite diverse and goes from pop to alternative because there is not a single day that I don't listen to music for at least one hour and the genre I would dive into depends on my mood.
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Here are some artists I follow their work: AaRON, Ghostly Kisses, SYML, RY X, The Weeknd, Imagine Dragons, Isak Danielson, Sofjan Stevens, Lewis Capaldi, Joji, Archive, Adele, Birdy, Aurora, Shakira, Rihanna, Doja cat, Lana Del Rey, Cold Play, Lorde, Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, ABBA, Novo Amor, Halsey, Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Clean Bandit, Sia, Hans Zimmer.
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🥁 Besides listening to a lot of music, I also like playing instruments. For several years I played Santoor, a Persian traditional instrument and now I am learning to play Kalimba.

📺 I watch a lot of series and movies in my free time. Here are some of my favorite series and if you see some familiar names in the list, we have a lot to talk about :)
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The Boys, Peaky Blinders, Dark, Breaking Bad, The White Lotus, Friends, Sherlock, Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Stranger Things, Love Death and Robots, Arcane, How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, Ted Lasso, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Parks and Recreation, This is Us, Rick and Morty, Archer, Money Heist, Downton Abbey, Veep, Vikings, Schitt’s Creek, The Office, Modern Family, BoJack Horseman, Lost.

📽 The Movies I enjoy range from Fantasy like Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter franchise to Action like John Wick and Top Gun.
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Besides all Christopher Nolan movies like Inception, Interstellar, The Prestige, Oppenheimer, Memento, and Tenet, Here are some other honorable mentions:

‌Fight Club, The Matrix franchise, Shutter Island, The Shawshank Redemption, Leon, Schindler’s List, Pulp Fiction, Before Sunrise trilogy, Into the Wild, The Revenant, The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, Avatar, Marvel Movies, Dune, Seven, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Deadpool, Pirates of the Caribbean, Her, Life of Pi, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Hunger Games franchise, 1917, Mission Impossible franchise, Kill Bill, The Notebook, Divergent, Ocean’s 11, The Hangover, And a lot more…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I conquered Mount Damavand which is the highest peak in Iran and the whole Middle East (5,609 m/18,402 ft.) at the age of 19.
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I consider this experience amazing because standing on top of Damavand is not an easy task, It usually takes 3 days to complete and mountaineers usually bring a local guide to help them reach the summit. I dreamt of achieving this goal as soon as I started mountaineering at the age of 17 and was planning to do it in my late 20s. But I couldn't resist and one day decided to do it. Eventually, I managed to complete the longest route to the peak (+55km) in just 1.5 days all by myself, before the start of my 20s!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell stories of my crazy, dangerous, and exciting adventures in the wilderness of Iran, show you some pictures and videos of the most beautiful sceneries of my country (which I'm sure you would not expect Iran to have these amazing landscapes based on the reaction I always get from others), and share about my culture if you are interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iran, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, Netherlands