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Overview

  • 9 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Persian (Farsi), Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • data scientist
  • BS in physics and computer science, MS computer science, ...
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About Me

I am a curious and adventurous person. I spent a summer backpacking through Latin America, have road tripped throughout the US and Canada numerous times and have cruised through the Caribbean and the Baltic.

I work for a tech startup, designing math and machine learning algorithms to catch hackers and employees who steal from companies.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couch surfed a couple of times, with friends, strangers I met on the street and people on this site

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The best was my first day in Mexico, I got off the bus in Mexico city and someone invited me to a party their family was having. It turned out to be his niece's quincenira which was the coolest cultural experience I ever had. I ended up staying with the family for 5 days being completely immersed in Mexican culture.

Interests

travel of course, science, sports, rock/mountain climbing, Bayesianism

  • culture
  • partying
  • technology
  • traveling
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • mountaineering
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • mathematics
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

movies-Barry Lyndon, Dr Strangelove, matrix, gladiator, V for vendetta, Pan's labyrinth, minority report, Brazil
music- trance,freestyle, alternative rock

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One amazing thing was climbing the Grand Teton. This was undoubtedly the hardest and most terrifying thing I ever did. The story is quite long, but the short of it is this is a rather serious mountain that I climbed with a friend before I had any experience in mountaineering, rock climbing or even camping. The first time I ever rock climbed outside of a gym was us trying to traverse across the back of a 2000 ft cliff and then climb up to the summit.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn anything, and I really mean that. I want to know every fact and learn every small talent. Everyone knows many things that I don't, and I'd like that to change.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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