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Overview

  • 19 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Hindi, Urdu; learning Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Data Scientist
  • PhD Computer Science
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visit the world! See every thing and learn more !!

ABOUT ME

I am a simple and fun loving guy who likes to talk and meet new people! I love to travel, discover new places and cultures from around the world :)

I am quite sportive and adventurous, I love mountains, lakes, beaches, forests...

I have lived in Karachi-Pakistan (Birth place), Immediately moved to Paris-France where I passed my early childhood, then lived in Karachi-Pakistan (20 years), then moved to Montpellier-France for my Masters, and in Bordeaux-France for my Phd studies. I have lived in Lausanne, Switzerland while working at the University of Lausanne, In New York working at CUNY and now I live in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

PHILOSOPHY

Have fun! Respect yourself and others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet new people, share experiences.
I try to show people around, give them tips and share useful information.
I would love to host more people in the coming times :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a member since june 2010 and whatever experiences I have had, have been great, I met some nice people of varying cultures and traditions and it is always nice to learn and get exposed to something different.

Hope I will be able to meet more people and new faces from around the world!

Interests

I love to learn languages, visit places, photography and to cook :)
I love to play badminton, tennis and cricket, but also have interests in Soccer (Football), Table Tennis, Squash, Volleyball, Handball etc

  • photography
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • cricket
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • racquetball
  • handball
  • volleyball
  • table tennis
  • badminton
  • languages
  • beaches
  • lakes
  • mountains
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

For movies, I like inspirational stuff or movies inspired by true stories... other than that, I like those typical romantic/comedy movies that are fun to watch and everything turns out just fine at the end :)

Like slow and soft music, mostly love songs and instrumentals but listen to almost any type of music from heavy metal to latin music....

I love to read books.... I am mostly in to travel/tourism/culture/cooking and self motivational books!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Its difficult to pin point a single moment, but I guess I enjoyed having lunch at the revolving restaurant Piz Gloria in Switzerland :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Pakistan, Switzerland, United States

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