First, I'm a citizen of planet Earth, I repeat, I AM a citizen of PLANET EARTH.
I'm a freelance translator, a free spirit. I love Spanish and I would love to be speaking it at some point of my life (hopefully soon enough).
I'm fond of Latin America's cultures in general and interested in getting to know Ecuador as a country and a culture to start my discovery trip with. I love football, chess, writing, camping, languages, and bunch of other things. I THINK I'm a friendly and an outgoing person (not sure though :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm planning a long trip to Ecuador, and maybe from there to other places in Latin America. Such trip may last long, and, of course, I won't be CouchSurfing all the time, but I have no contacts at all in Ecuador, and I would love to fix that issue; no friends, no fun. My trip could start beginning of Aug or September. I appreciate your help Ecuadorians!

Interests

• writing
• photography
• music festivals
• dancing
• drinking
• politics
• chess
• reading
• camping
• basketball
• tennis
• table tennis
• languages
• football
• creative writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Reggae, Trip-hop, Electronic music, Drum and Bass, Dubstep, Rap, Classic,
Fight Club, The Shawshank Redemption, Dog Day Afternoon, There Will Be Blood, The Wolf of Wall Street
The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky), The Trial, The Castle, Amerika (Franz Kafka), The Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell), Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I don't want to be a blowhard, but of course, I have done amazing things, I just don't remember them. Excuse me!

Teach, Learn, Share

English and Arabic: I worked as an English teacher, and also an Arabic tutor for foreigners.
Chess: depending on my strong understanding of it and a set of Pro tools to help learn and develop skill level in chess.
Armenian: I'm a native Armenian speaker (my mother is Armenian)
Translation Rules and Principles: well, you know, I am a translator in the end.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm not sure exactly, but I claim I am a generous person. I know how to cook a set of Eastern Lebanese and Syrian dishes, that you might very much like. To make this clear, I will do my best to make my host happy, I'm sure of that, but we will figure out how to achieve that when we meet. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic