CURRENT MISSION

To appreciate the world and to understand its people. I am insatiably curious.

ABOUT ME

Let's see. My name is Minahil, pronounced Min-aa-hill. My defining characteristic is my curiosity. I observe a ton, read a ton, talk to people a ton.

I am fascinated by the monopolies of power in our world that shape our everyday existence. I want to take money out of our politics. I want to start a Marxist/Piketty learning circle because I didn't have time to critically study capitalism in school. I want to change the development paradigm for third world countries. I want to be part of a revolution for a better world. Most of all, I want to understand why things are the way they are and what we can do to change them. And I want to find people who want to build this understanding with me.

More at https://minamin.co

PHILOSOPHY

To borrow a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson: "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I value genuine human connection more than anything, and Couchsurfing is a path to this connection :)

Interests

travel (obviously), music (I play the alto saxophone), reading, learning (about everything and anything, and especially about politics and economics and political philosophy), rock climbing, drawing, data visualization, design, people-watching, learning language, coffee and cafes

• design
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• rock climbing
• economics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amelie, anything by Hayao Miyazaki, Lord of the Rings, and documentaries!

Books: so many...too many. I like Vonnegut and Rankine and Kahneman. Recently I read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates - so powerful.

Music: a lot of indie - Foster the People, Beirut, Passion Pit, Hey Marseilles, Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters and Men, and a fair amount of hip-hop - Kendrick, Chance, Talib Kweli

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

built a wooden pipe organ

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: behavioral economics and design thinking (the science of ourselves, essentially)

Learn: whatever you have to teach

Share: stories, meals, drinks, adventures!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, cooking, and warmth. I've been told I am an incredible listener :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Taiwan, United States