Curious untraditional being born in Baghdad, bred in Damascus, and now have been living in Norway for the last ten years. Love migration. Language geek and an Arabic teacher.

Trees, travelling, and new adventures with people and places are a part of my nature. I am an excellent music listener, and I would travel countries to hunt good music. I listen to all sorts of music from Sufi instrumental to psychedelic electronic music. I enjoy cruising around with good music in my ears, and from time to time, I escape my conscience through drawing and painting. So yes, a deep appreciation for rhythm, shapes, and lines. I find myself increasingly interested in architecture.

Personal motto:
Treat people the same way you like to be treated. We're all one tribe, one family.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great way to get help and help out travelers and explorers. To hear about different cultures, far away places and memorable stories; good or bad.

Interests

• arts
• dancing
• politics
• movies
• socializing
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• middle east
• nonfiction

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:

The Wrist Cutters, Knocked Up,The Kite Runner, Mr.Nobody, Gegan die wand, Atonement, One Day, The Legends of the Fall, The Note Book, The Reader, Benjamin Buttons, 127 hours, into the Wild, Caramel, Now Where We Go?, Zozo, Incendies, Human, Gaza Surf Club, Silver Water, Syrian Love Story, Bitter Lake, Hypernormalisation, De andre, ........

Music:
My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/worldofcolorz?si=ff185249040c4245

Arooj Aftab, Sami Yusuf, Bon Iver, Jose Gonzales, Damian Rice, Massive Attack, Rodriguez, Ben Howard, Ana Brun, Michael Jackson, Dhafer Yousif, Fairouz, Umm Kulthum, Ziad Rahbani . . .

Books:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15573713-roy-maki

1984 by George Orwell
The history of Arabs
Mornings of Jenin
The 40 rules of Love
The island of Missing trees
Footnotes From Gaza
Iran Awakening
Kite Runner
Persepolis
Guapa
ساق البامبو

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Norway, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey