Hi! I'm Rayan. I was born abroad in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and raised in the Phoenix Valley area. I'm currently a third-year undergraduate at Yale University studying cross-disciplinary, comparative approaches to social policy. Specifically I'd like to leverage law as a tool to protect disenfranchised communities, both domestic and abroad. I study international politics, human rights law, economics, and have dabbled in literature, history, philosophy, art, and several other disciplines -- ALWAYS excited to have a fun, interesting conversation about anything, even if it's new for me.

I love travelling, music, cooking, coffee shops, museums, conversation, hiking, language exploration, and sports.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I grew up in a fairly under-resourced family and a sort-of insular community in Mesa, Arizona, so I've made it my mission to see and explore as much as possible. Travels have taken me to nine countries and numerous U.S. states so far (yay!), and the best part about new places is always new people. That's why I'm on Couchsurfing :)

Interests

• books
• human rights
• cooking
• politics
• music
• latin america

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Anderson .Paak's album "Malibu" has been on repeat for years. Also love Kendrick, Isaiah Rashad, Red Hot Chili Peppers, list goes on and on.

BOOKS: Check out Ghassan Zaqtan's "Describing the Past" for an amazing prose-poetry novel on refugees and migration.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked for four days in the Andes Mountains of Peru!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great conversation, a cooking partner, quiet (if wanted), enthusiasm to see your home!

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, United States