CURRENT MISSION

Learning (at the moment, learning Arabic)

ABOUT ME

I am a student of philosophy, religion, and poetry. These subjects pretty much monopolize my inner life, and generally determine the direction of my outer life. I am in between my time as an undergrad and, hopefully, my time as a graduate student. For the past two years I have lived in Istanbul, where I met my lovely wife.

PHILOSOPHY

"Keep this one truth in mind, that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods." -Socrates

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
-T.S. Eliot

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm just getting started, so I'll have to say more later.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't officially surfed any couches yet.

Interests

Philosophy, religion in general, Islam in particular, music, poetry, nature, art

• arts
• poetry
• music
• muslim
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Rainer Maria Rilke, Martin Heidegger, Simone Weil, Soren Kierkegaard, Frithjof Schuon, Umar ibn al-Farid, al-Ghazzali, Plato, Niffari, Rumi, Reiner Schurmann, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Thomas Pynchon

Music: Shahram Nazeri, Tool, Dredg, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Joanna Newsom, The Mars Volta, John Frusciante, Dead Meadow, Iron and Wine

Movies: Apocalypse Now, Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore, High Noon, LA Confidential

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States