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  • 60 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Danish, English, Persian (Farsi); learning Russian
  • 26, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • Student
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About Me

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Denmark, Copenhagen, to Persian parents.

Rather than diving straight into university after high school, I went on a three-year solo adventure through post-Soviet countries, hitchhiking my way and encountering countless exciting moments along the road and permanently damaging my organs from all the homemade vodka which was offered to me by strangers.

I’m currently studying Law in Copenhagen. I began with a speciality in criminal law and prosecution with a main focus on sex-related crimes and rape. Though, I've now switched to a completely different field of law.

My biggest love is classical piano which I play at amateur level. I'm especially in love with German and Russian composers of the late romantic period, and enjoy teaching as well.

I also have a keen interest in Middle Eastern geopolitics and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and I can easily get lost in long discussions about these topics.

I prefer intimate and quiet settings instead of places with too much noise and too many people :)

Interests

  • classical music
  • jazz
  • opera
  • geopolitics
  • law
  • litterature
  • iran
  • theology
  • persian
  • aesthetics
  • pianist
  • heterosexual

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Richard Wagner (Italian opera is gay), Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninoff ...

Mainly Western Classical music as I work with it on a daily basis but I'm open to all genres. I actually really want to break down stereotypes of classical musicians being arrogant and pretentious (yeah sure, lol).

Litterature: Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Kafka, Carl Jung,

I’m especially obsessed with Dostoyevsky and started learning Russian with the dream of one day being able to read his works in Russian. Still have a long way to go though!

Favourite quotes:

''The darker the night, the brighter the stars,
The deeper the grief, the closer is God!''
- Dostoyevsky

“No tree can grow to Heaven unless it’s roots reach down to Hell.”
-Jung

“I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles”
- Niccolò Machiavelli

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have not achieved anything great yet.

Teach, Learn, Share

Piano and/or music theory, how to open a beer bottle with a belt, best ways to commit murder, tax fraud, etc. without the government finding out

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories from places and countries you've probably never heard about, soviet adventures, how to travel very cheaply (finding good tickets/hostels etc), solo-traveller tips.

If you have a lot on your heart, I'm also a good listener and can provide unqualified psychological help.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark

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