CURRENT MISSION

To host world travelers (to return the favor for hosting me)

ABOUT ME

I'm 28, I work at an Arabic language television news station in the D.C. area and I play guitar and am a big music and movie buff. I also once published a short story in a British literary magazine called Ambit. I've also spent years in the nightlife/bar/restaurant/service industry and often prefer that crowd to the yuppie grad school suburban crowd.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to know and experience as much as I possibly can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While studying abroad in Egypt in the spring of 2008, I couchsurfed across Morocco for two weeks with a friend and had a fantastic experience with very gracious hosts.

Interests

Music, movies, international politics, history, the Middle East, cultures around the world

• nightlife
• politics
• news
• movies
• music
• guitar
• history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Talking to God on acid in college (my drug days are behind me), getting on the back of a total stranger who spoke no English's motorcycle in Morocco, having an Egyptian undercover cop pull a gun on me for pulling out a realistic gun-shaped cigarette lighter in public

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love for people to help me get better at Arabic and French. I play guitar and I once taught English to Egyptian students so I can help with guitar playing and English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Costa Rica, Morocco, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States

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