I am a nerd but apparently a highly attuned social animal. Am well traveled and have lived in numerous places in Western Europe, North America, Middle East and South Asia (hence, the development of extrovertedness). Have been through many adventures and experiences which were delightful or horrendous-it made me learn that there is no such thing as a good or a bad experience-there is just experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I find the idea of staying with locals when I travel much more appealing than motels/hotels; especially in the United States, where there are a lack of cheap hostels

Interests

Literature, Art, History, Dancing, Film, Traveling (but of course), Languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Robert Graves, V.S. Naipaul, Guy de Maupassant, Patrick Modiano, Dorris Lessing, Pietra Rivoli, Fredrick von Hayek, Jack Kerouac, Iris Murdoch, Henry Miller, Andre Gide, Naguib Mahfouz, Camara Laye, James Joyce, Ralph Ellison, Francoise de Graffigny, Arthur Koestler, Saul Bellow, Apuleius, Soseki Natsume, Herman Hess,

Movies:
The Assination of Jesse James by the Coward Bob Ford, The Third Man, Vers le Sud, Syriana, Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, Reservoir Dogs, Whitnail and I, No Country for Old Men, Au bout de Souffle, Mesrine, Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kirosawa' movies, Triad Elections, Once Upon a Time in the West, le Tigre et la Niege, Limits of Control, Leaving Las Vegas, Trainspotting, Millions, Black Friday, Kahaani, The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover. And Daniel Day Lewis is one of the greatest actors I've ever seen on screen.

Shows:
South Park, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, House of Cards (U.K. and U.S.)

Music:
Andre Nikatane, Barbara, Fugees, Jacques Brel, Pink Floyd. Antonio Vivaldi, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Albinoni, and to a certain extent Schubert and Beethoven, most Rap even ignant rap, Penis inspired rock, blues, soul;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can write apparently anything from academic papers to poetry. I went train hopping across Western Europe not planning anything ahead but arranging everything as I went along, and it was one of my favorite periods in life. I also tavelled most of India, the Persian Gulf-as well as lived for 5 years in India and 12 years in the Persian Gulf. I also lived in Paris for awhile.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Company, Conversation, cooking and writing both of which I hate doing but am told I am good at it, Experience, and pretty much anything a host may desire ( within certain boundaries, of course)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Qatar, Scotland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States