"Seek & learn to recognize who & what in the midst of inferno aren't inferno, then make them endure, give them space.” This motivates me as an educator and as a human being in general.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share and enrich [otherwise isolated] experiences with other human beings;
To get an eye into another aspect of a city's life as a guest and do the same as a host.

Interests

• writing
• books
• yoga
• gardening
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• philosophy
• mountains
• learning
• wandering
• city life
• sunshine
• trees
• pedagogy

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy two types of activities; one to remember and one to forget! For one I stay home and for the other I go out. Keeping the balance is not always easy. This goes with music as well. I sometimes enjoy jazz and rock, another time I listen to classical, neoclassical, and Persian classical music.

I can't choose from the books I love-- not at all. Some of my favorite fiction authors are Mario Vargas Llosa, Ernesto Sabato, Ernest Hemingway and Natalia Ginzburg.

My favorite movie of all time is Big Fish by Tim Burton.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living my life isn't amazing enough?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a passion for stories, for narratives; telling my mini stories and listening to the lived experience of the other people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Poland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States