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Alexandria, Virginia, United States
@michael25693889
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION Learning about Mangoes, Egyptians, Arabic and Islam ABOUT ME a seeker for too long, and a finder for NOW, which is forever eternally grateful for all the gifts in life and all the wonderful discoveries in the course of time I spend 6 months in Washington, DC area and 6 months in Cairo, Egypt. I find each day brings new discoveries into my life which continue to broaden and deepen my understanding of its purpose and my mission. PHILOSOPHY Understanding life in all its glorious and diverse manifestations, and hopeing to see in the process the presence of vital unity in this global village which is sometimes a "lonely planet". I am a people person, but see the need to put into perspective our mad materialistic ego driven passions by anchoring my heart and soul in the underlying reality of our common humanity. We need to take care of each other and strive to realize that this journey is an exciting adventure that we create together
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Fitness
Fluent in English
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I'm new to this forum, but I feel an instant connection with the project from my first moment of exploration
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Meetings with Remarkable Men, Mrs. Doubtfire, Groundhog Day, The Wizard of Oz, and Around the World in 80 Days Music: The Beattles, Josh Groban, PAul Simons, and Peter Gabriel Books by Pal Coehlo, Laurence Durrell and Marcel Proust
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Still Alive!
Teach, Learn, Share
"Life is Real when you are" - G.I. Gurdjieff
My Interests
Meeting people, swimming, walking, talking, laughing and loving, working together, learning Arabic, reading a good book, exercising, learning new things and understanding their meaning