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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Student
  • BA in political science, international relations, and Ara...
  • From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To recognize the beauty in the differences between the West and the Arab world while gaining fluency in Arabic. I can't wait to experience a new way of life!

ABOUT ME

I am a perpetual learner who yearns to discover all that is to be found in this world and to cultivate relationships with people who seek the same. My interests are infinite, but my current focus is on gaining fluency in the Arabic language and traveling throughout the Arab world and Middle East. I enjoy discussing politics and current affairs, philosophy, books, and just about anything else.

PHILOSOPHY

Live your dreams.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Although I am new to the project, I feel like I share the same mission: My goal is to be a walking example that people from all over the world can live together happily while celebrating differences and similarities alike.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first and only CouchSurfing experience was in Fes, Morocco, where I stayed for a weekend with a wonderful Moroccan host who my friend discovered on his CouchSurfing account. Otherwise, I have spent many nights on the couches of friends who live in the northeastern United States.

Interests

Arabic, current affairs, politics, history, the Middle East, reading, staying active and physically in shape, snowboarding, traveling, hiking, enjoying every moment for what it is, and much more.

  • books
  • beauty
  • walking
  • flowers
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • snowboarding
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Waking Life (movie)
John Frusciante (musical artist)
The Alchemist (book)

etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have watched a best friend's daughter bloom like a flower from her birth into the present. Humans are amazing beings.

Teach, Learn, Share

Although it is a cliche, it is quite important (which I know firsthand form many experiences): learn from adversity to make yourself wiser and more capable. Like the body rebuilds itself stronger after wear and tear, the mind does the same.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Morocco

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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