CURRENT MISSION

Conquer Hollywood !

ABOUT ME

I am a young Moroccan guy who went to grad school at UC Berkeley and moved to LA to pursue a career in film! (Go figure :D) My fiancé is a video journalist who is also obsessed with cats and ramen.

I like traveling and visiting cities around the world. I love to discuss with people about various topics and get into passionate debates! I'm always down to do new things. I could probably go to an exhibition, attend a baroque music concert and end up partying in a pub the same day.

I hate monotony and I want excitment every day, hence joining this website and this incredible community!

PHILOSOPHY

Stop dreaming, Start living !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After having taken advantage of this social network, I have decided it was my turn to give something back to it. I have hosted a few couchsurfers from different parts of the world and I keep bringing new members to it thanks to constant advertisment that I make for CS ! I proudly think I am at the origin of the registering of around 20 people hehe!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I already had a few experiences before I ever heard of the concept of Couchsurfing. I loved sleeping in student campuses in Bavaria (Germany) but since October 2011, I have done my official first CS experience in beautiful New York City !
Jack Shamblin and Radeeb Akhtar made it really unforgettable to me.
I also have hosted a few friends of mine and different couchsurfers since that date.

Interests

Cinema !
My passiong is filmmaking ! Shooting, directing, editing... all of it ! I grew up making video clips of my friends and I! Now , I have made my first feature length film and am trying to grow in that field.

I love sports too ! I box, swim and weight lift.

I volunteer in two humanitarian associations as well

• singing
• concerts
• bodybuilding
• partying
• pub crawls
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hunting
• bungee jumping
• sports
• boxing
• engineering
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

"A beautiful Mind" (Ron Howard)
"Inception" (Christopher Nolan)
"Casablanca" (Michael Curtiz)
"Se7en" (David Fincher)
"Carnage" (Roman Polanski)
"Hugo Cabret" (Martin Scorcese)
+ Everything from Stanley Kubrick

Music :

Trance music !! (Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz, Andy Moor, Paul Oakenfold, John O'Callaghan, Sean Tyas..)
Film music composers : Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Mark Mancina, Bryan Tyler

Books :
Mahmoud Husein - Al Sira

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Bungee jumping from a 47m bridge near Le Mans
-Singing one of Michael Jackson's song in front of him at the age of 8.

Teach, Learn, Share

My sister calls me "Little Buddha" because I usually calm her down when she is angry or worried.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking! I love to cook and can make you delicious authentic Moroccan food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Morocco, United States