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Elk Grove, California, United States
@ABUZABA
Member since 2010
California born and just returned to the Golden State after living in Austin TX for a couple of years. Just finished a few months of travel, including a sailing stint in the Bahamas and a bicycle tour across the southwest. Now I'm back in the Sacramento area taking care of a few family things and getting ready for the next adventure! Give me some ideas, yeah?
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning Arabic
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I've been doing couchsurfing for years, but after doing the bicycle tour, my faith in humanity is fully restored and I believe in the inherent goodness in most people. There is more reason to trust than there is to fear, y'all.
Music, Movies, and Books
Too many to list, but here are a few recent loves: Movies: Foxcatcher, Deep Cover, Quicksilver, Blue Ruin Music: LCD Soundsystem, Neutral Milk Hotel, Kendrick Lamar, Beirut, Jason Webley, Matt & Kim, Bruce Springsteen, Nine Inch Nails, Aesop Rock, Haim Books: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, Pillars of Salt by Fadia Faqir, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Poor Economics by Ester Duflo
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Seen a guy with a tattoo of a shark playing a guitar. Forgot where it was but it was definitely in Europe, who says y'all are more sophisticated than us americans? Probably was an american tourist though.
Teach, Learn, Share
Willing to take folks rock climbing, how to fix a bike, a few chords on the ukulele, set up and walk on a slack line, swim laps, maybe a word or two in Arabic, and of course the exchange of words, books, and ideas.
My Interests
travel, rock climbing, coffee, sailing, beer, cycling, camping, backpacking, more beer, more climbing, camping, food co-ops, Arabic, Middle East, political science, international relations, philosophy, swimming, german, bicycle repair, touring
