I'm a pretty active and social person and love to explore cities and nature on foot (preferably barefoot whenever possible!). The best parts about life for me are experiencing exciting new things and meeting people from all different backgrounds and lifestyles. The world is a neighborhood and I love getting to know who and what all is out there. I think caring about understanding others is the best road towards peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Being a tourist is great for a few minutes, but in order not to miss out on the real heart of a place and its people, CS is where it's at.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• classical music
• guitar
• hiking
• handball
• anthropology
• astronomy
• history
• neuroscience
• psychology
• science
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• ukulele
• nature
• cities
• roller skating
• middle east
• foreign languages
• barefoot running

Music, Movies, and Books

While I'll listen to anything from rap, country, pop, to indie, world and folk, my favorite is classical music. I especially love Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Mahler. For international music, I'm currently really into Persian music and anything that sounds sort of Russian lo-fi/chill. Country music is the best for drives on sunny days! Mostly I love getting to know the music from the place I'm in.

Books: I bring The Prophet along with me on all my travels
Sum - David Eagleman
Mara, Daughter of the Nile - Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

Movies: Pulp Fiction, anything old Disney, Before Sunrise

Shows: True Detective, The Office, Friends,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once found myself living in a Roma/Gypsy encampment for a week in south of France. Also hitch hiking around Jordan, and volunteering in refugee aid in the Balkans for ½ year.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Come explore with me! I can also teach some Levantine Arabic, English practice, American culture, I can cook some dinners for us, and be a running buddy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Italy, Jordan, Serbia