CURRENT MISSION

Befriend the world

ABOUT ME

My name's Hassan, I'm 23 years old and I'm a recently qualified doctor. I've been living in Newcastle since moving up for university back in 2007.

I like to think I am clever, confident,cocky, caustic, cultured and a whole lot of other words beginning with 'C', but not that bad C-word you're all thinking of (shame on you).

I'm full of ideas and ambitions, but few of my grand plans come to realisation because I have a tendency to put things off. Nevertheless, I like my life and the things I do, hence I give my condition the following designation: 'procrastic fantastic'.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in myself. I know my strengths and I'm aware of my weaknesses. I try to build on my strengths and work on my weaknesses. It's key to my confidence and central to my happiness.

I like change, I enjoy being challenged and I like venturing outside my comfort zones. A dynamic way of life is most fulfilling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined back in 2008, but I've only just started getting involved.

I hope to attend local CS events, to surf and (eventually when I have my own place) to host too. I think I'd make a pretty good tour guide of Newcastle.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just getting started.

Interests

I enjoy dance, whether it's dancing like a maniac in a bar or club or dancing a passionate Argentine Tango for an audience.

I'm a languages and linguistics geek, not in the academic sense, but more like an amateur wordsmith.

I'm a man of few vices. I don't smoke, drink or take any (non-prescription) drugs...I just don't need any form of chemical high. You'll see why when you meet me :-)

I love food. I eat out a lot and I'm not too bad at cooking either. I like baking because I have a sweet tooth. I'm a pescatarian when I travel, which can be a bit awkward at times, but I usually get by.

I also watch far too much TV and my favourites include:

Other things I like:
Gaming; medicine, sociology and health; different cultures and traditions; PostSecret, analysing people, making new friends to the point of social-whoring, sarcasm, puns and much more.

• culture
• dancing
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• drinking
• clubbing
• tv
• traveling
• eating out
• origami
• sports
• history
• languages
• medicine
• sociology
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Films
Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future, Shawshank Redemption, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Stand By Me, Ip Man, Inception, Run Lola Run, The Shining, Hero, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Silence Of The Lambs, Ringu, Kill Bill, The Incredibles, Serenity, Oldboy, Brick, Pan's Labyrinth, Princess Mononoke, Battle Royale, Juno, The Orphanage, Slumdog Millionaire, Odishon, Requiem for a Dream and many more.

Music
Drake, N.E.R.D, Amadou & Mariam, Eminem, MIA, Rihanna, Cee Lo Green, Lupe Fiasco, Adele, Mark Ronson, Green Day, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, White Stripes, Snoop Dogg, Evanescence, Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, Tenacious D, Missy Elliot, Nina Simone, 2pac, Muse, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, Ms. Dynamite, Kelis, Aaliyah, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, John Legend, Johnny Cash, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Lemar
Books
I don't read enough to have a respectable list of favourite books, but I'm working on it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I haven't seen much in my short time on this earth, but holding a beating human heart in my hand is definitely the most amazing thing I've ever done!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not that great at it, but I could probably teach you to dance the Argentine Tango.

I have a little bit of knowledge to impart about British culture and history. I can even tell you some stuff about my own cultural heritage and history if you're interested.

Ooh here's a good one, I can teach you to make an origami frog that jumps!

I'm willing to learn whatever you want to teach. Whether it's in my comfort zones learning a new language or if I'm way out of my element trying to play sport or do something that requires motor coordination greater than that of a 3 year old - I'm open-minded, happy to learn and I'll give it a try.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Egypt, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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