I am an engineer/scientist who has been working in high tech companies for at least 8 years, in silicon valley. I am very interested in traveling. I am intrigued to make friends all around the globe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am very new to Couch surfing. I know some friends who had a great experience using this website. I am traveling alone most of the times. When I travel, I am very interested to learn more about the locals, their day-to-day life experiences, make new friends. I believe that couch surfing is very valuable in building that type of travel experience.

Interests

When I travel a country I would like to research the history of that country, the etiquette and culture of people, the life-style of people (basically the city vibe). I believe couch surfing and meeting with locals can facilitate this.

• beer
• traveling
• electronic music
• rock music
• watching movies
• reading books
• health and fitness

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

There are many books that I like, so I think it would be better/easier to mention the Authors:

Alber Camus, Ernest Hemingway, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Voltair, Gabriel Marquez, Eckhart Tolle, Robert Greene, Joseph Campbell

Movies: Again the list can go on and on, so I just mention the directors:
David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, Darren Arnofsky, Asghar Farhadi, Quentin Tarantino etc.

Music:

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm traveling Europe for 3 months.
I'm self-learning Spanish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my experience of living in United States and Iran with them.
I try to be a renaissance man, so I believe there are many subjects (e.g. music, history, spirituality, etc.) that I can click with people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States