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Overview

  • 33 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew (modern), Italian, Portuguese, Sign Language - American, Yiddish; learning Chinese, German, Hebrew (modern), Japanese, Persian (Farsi), Romanian, Sign Language - American
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Actor
  • B.A in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures; Post-grad a...
  • From New York, NY, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To meet as many people from as many different countries as possible and to learn to speak their languages.

ABOUT ME

I'm a fun, well-travelled guy, who loves meeting people from around the world and learning languages. I enjoyed hosting couchsurfers and showing them the best NYC has to offer when I lived in NYC, and currently I can host in August in central London while my flatmates are away.

If I can just make it to Kyrgyzstan, Xiang Gang (aka Hong Kong), Yemen, and Zimbabwe, I will have been to at least one country for every letter of the English alphabet :)

PHILOSOPHY

Learn everything; live everywhere; love everyone.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted dozens of people from all over the world when I lived in NYC, and I've surfed all over Europe. I enjoy meeting and hanging out with people when I host or surf, but of course I understand hosts can be busy and are not on vacation like I am when traveling, and I expect surfers to understand that they may find me in a similar position as a host. I will always be up for hanging out of I can, but sometimes I can't and am more than happy just to provide a place to stay. As an actor, I don't have the means to make great charitable donations of money or even time - but what I can do in the way of community service is make it easier and more affordable for other young travelers of similar means to see the world. In the process, I've made some great friends, and it's really nice when that happens.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only had GREAT experiences; not one complaint! I have stayed with many hosts in Europe and had many wonderful experiences!

Interests

Cooking, History, Languages, Movies, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Theater

  • culture
  • theater
  • cooking
  • movies
  • socializing
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Any music that isn't currently popular in the anglophone world.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the Great Wall - that was awesome!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm great with linguistics and can answer your toughest questions about the English language! I love to share my Ashkenazi culture as well for anyone interested in that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

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