I'm an LA native who just took a job up in Mountain View as an ABA therapist. I'm saving up to move into my own place now and want to explore cool places in the Bay Area before deciding where to settle in. I'm a clean guest, who loves cooking, and travels light. I play guitar and shoot freelance photography on the side. If I stay more than a couple of days I have no problem cooking up some salmon, fried chicken, or various other dishes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To feed the desire to keep an open mind, and to never stop questioning.

Interests

I love music more than most things in life. I consider myself to be pretty open too in terms of taste, though preference is a different matter. I like to contribute to the world of music by writing my own material on my acoustic guitar that has taken quite a beating.

• dogs
• writing
• singing
• photography
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• camping
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Fleet Foxes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Radiohead, Sixto Rodriguez, Arcade Fire, Beck, John Mayer, Queens of the Stone Age, Daft Punk, Nujabes, Zero 7, Lord Huron, The Shins, The Talking Heads, Alicia Keys,The Black Keys, Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Iron & Wine, Hozier, Jeff Buckley, Kaki King, Michael Jackson, Bright Eyes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vampire Weekend, Phantogram, Gnarls Barkley, Frank Ocean, Wilco and many many more.

I love The Matrix, Gladiator and Little Miss Sunshine. Lately I've been into horror films and dark comedies.

Don't read as much as I used to, I enjoyed Atlas Shrugged, The Four Agreements, and The Alchemist. I really want to read House of Leaves

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Received National Recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2011 for best breaking news photography.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some basic Photography, Guitar, English and Moroccan Arabic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, a listening ear, cooking skills, a headshot session, fun night of drinking and playing guitar, awesome music / playlists.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, United States