The most important thing that you need to know about me is that it takes me 30 min to read through the items on the menu in a restaurant. Second most important thing that you need to know is that 50% of the time I don't know the meaning of the words on the menu. So I much rather buy the ingredients myself and cook at home.

I'm a firm believer in doing things your way. Be the black sheep. Get off the beaten path. Go explore the unseen. Try it before judging it. Be curious. Live life fully.

Other things you need to know ( I try to summarize it here, but I'll give you the longer version if we meet) : I left my home country when I was 22 and crossed the pond to follow my dream and start a life in the U.S. Now I'm working as consultant working with different states to make the transportation system better for everyone.

In my free time I work out, cook, play tennis, study Russian/Spanish, go latin dancing, and explore Austin

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here because I enjoy being social and meeting new people. I'd like to hear other people's stories and share mine.

Interests

• books
• fitness
• music
• tennis
• latin dances

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: any music I can dance to, mostly latin music but my playlist includes Persian, Pop, French, African, etc.

Movies: any movie with some historical background. My favorites are The Gladiator, Troy, Wolf of Wall Street. you get the gist

Books: any book that teaches me something new or provides me with a new perspective.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Threw a piece of chalk at my English teacher in middle school, twice...and got away with it :D

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you dance moves, Farsi curse words, one or two Persian dishes that you will love but will never make because they take too much time, basic arpeggio on the guitar, how to climb a tree, how to parallel park, how to drink tea proper, how to parallel park while drinking tea proper...

I'd like to learn spanish, russian, yoga, how to hit a perfect backhand in tennis, how to read italian words on the menu, new dance moves, party tricks, login to your Netflix account, how stock market works, cool travel destinations...

I can share food, wine, jokes, tea, ice cream, time on deep discussions, time on shallow discussions, whatever knowledge I have that is not classified as top secret, adventure stories...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, wine, time to hang out, chocolate if they like

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States