LIFE PHILOSOPHY

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life."

"Anything is possible until the last breath"
"Todo es posible hasta el último aliento"

"Sueña lo que quieres soñar, sé lo que quieras ser, ve a donde quieras ir, porque solo tienes una vida y una oportunidad para hacerlo"

"Dream whatever you want to dream, be whoever you want to be, go wherever you want to go, because you only have one life and one opportunity to do it"

ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm Zubair, friends/acquaintances call me Zeus, my nickname since secondary school. I'm young at heart and wise as whiskey.

I am an open-minded soul with a positive approach to life. I enjoy a good party as much as I enjoy relaxed, deep, meaningful conversations over a cup of tea, drink or walk around town.

I completed an Intensive Summer Spanish Course at Universidad de Malaga (Spain) for 1 month. I lived in a backpacker's hostel and met dozens of fascinating travellers from across the world. It was a truly incredible and eye-opening experience.

Later, I completed an ERASMUS work placement in Madrid for a year. In summary, this was the best year of my life and the city has a very special place in my heart. Hala Madrid!

Much later, I spent 3 years as an ESL/IELTS Teacher in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 🇻🇳. I made friendships and memories that will stay with me for a lifetime. What a special place with magnificent, warm-hearted people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1. Meet new souls and discover hidden gems around the world
2. Experience moments of companionship and laughter that will last a lifetime
3. Share different perspectives of appreciating life, people and cultures

Interests

• documentaries
• massage therapy
• languages
• football
• recruitment
• international music
• property development

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Untouchable, The Godfather Trilogy, Gladiator, Inception, The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds, The Theory of Everything, A Beautiful Mind, The Shawshank Redemption, The Imitation Game, Saving Private Ryan, Reservoir Dogs, Gone Girl, Deep Blue Sea, Jaws, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Cube, Ip Man Trilogy, 50 Shades of Grey, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Love (Gaspar Noé), Below Her Mouth

Music: Electro Latino, Bachata, Reggaeton, Deep House, Indie Rock, R'n'B, Commercial. The Piano Guys, Acoustic Covers.

Literature: "On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning" by Haruki Murakami http://www.spaldinghigh.lincs.sch.uk/media/Haruki%20Murakami.pdf

"The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k" by Sarah Knight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I will break the rules and highlight THREE points:

1. Helped hundreds of university students and graduates secure their dream internship/graduate job at prestigious companies in the Finance/Investment Banking, Engineering and Technology sectors.

2. Put my baby nephew and niece to sleep and changed their smelly diapers

3. Paragliding in Tunisia and almost landing on the roof of a 5 star hotel because I chose to ignore some very basic instructions haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Spain, Viet Nam