Freelance writer and translator.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Mostly, to meet new people, become friends and see different cultures, not only to travel cheap or stay somewhere for free...

Interests

Translation, Literature, Philosophy, Art, Cooking, Reading, Music, Experiments, Drugs, Digital Photography...
My particular fields of interest also include Continental Philosophy, Critical Theory, Modern Art and Literature, Beat Generation, Shoah studies, Jewish Messianism, Paul Celan Poetry, Hallucinogenic Drugs etc.

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• modern art
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• freelancing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical (J. S. Bach, F. Chopin), Jazz (Keith Jarret, Stephen Micus, Anuar Ibrahim), Rock (Led Zepplin, Lou Reed, The Doors) Progressive (Porcupine Tree), Folk (Bob Dylan) etc.
Literature (Kafka, Beckett, Proust, Llosa, Leonard Michaels), Theory & Philosophy (Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben), Poetry (Paul Celan, Stephane Mallarme, Arthur Rimbaud) etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once lived in Istanbul for months with no money - earning the basic needed for livelihood daily by playing music on the streets etc. It was not Amazing all the times of course!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook some (but not only) Iranian cuisines or pastry! I can talk about almost anything and everything and share my original ideas for free. I love to learn and teach new languages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will share whatever I might have then to enjoy together, food, books, music, herbs included! But it depends on whatever you might be interested in!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Iran, Turkey