CURRENT MISSION

The journey not the arrival matters. - Michael de Montaigne

ABOUT ME

I started out as an artist and ended up as a scientist.
Born in Iran, grew up as an American, and currently in love with Spain.
I'm a lab rat and my research involves finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.
I ended up in Spain thanks to a Fulbright scholarship.
My next obsession is going to be in South America. Buenos Aires is calling me.
Weaknesses include: Nutella, homeless animals, and passionate people.
Eating is sacred.
Running and cooking are things that I do on a daily basis.
A perfect evening includes fabulous food, wonderful wine, great company and awesome conversation.
My goal: to learn everything there is to know in the world.
I'm a lover of quotes.
Guitar, hookah, and chess remind me of my dad.
Chances of finding me at the beach on the weekend playing volleyball? 99.9%
I've been told that I laugh too loud.
Mythology fascinates me.
I have a list of Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues on my wall.

PHILOSOPHY

"...I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
- Jack Kerouac

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With a couch and an open mind.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

H O S T E D2010 Morgan, Siphay, and Bertrand (September) Genevieve Guay (September) Lukas Jakubis (September) *meet-up Erik Lopez (September) *meet-up Dan Sharypin (August) Iwona Knap (August) 2009 Alessandro Schiano (December) Francis Tapon (November) Arthur Thuot (November) Sébastien and Benoît (November)
S U R F E D2010 Oviedo with Anjo Sterringa (August) Girona with Jordi Carreras (August) Cadaques with Jordi (August) Barcelona with Isaac Carné (August) Tossa de Mar with Michael Kalweit (August)2009 Zaragoza with Mathieu Spencer (October)

Interests

I love to write and I blog about my adventures in Spain Where is Yasmin?

• animals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• running
• chess
• blogging
• guitar
• volleyball
• science
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

100 Years of Solitude, The Great Gatsby, The Kite Runner, Spirited Away, Atlas Shrugged, The Alchemist, Einstein's Dreams, libros de Santiago Ramon y Cajal, E.E. Cummings & Edgar Allen Poe's poetry, Rumi's poetry, libro de arena de Jorge Luis Borges

Teach, Learn, Share

Be original, be different, be crazy, be anything but ordinary.

Countries I’ve Visited

Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, United States

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