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Richmond, Virginia, United States
@samiullah-malik
Member since 2015
I just finished my exchange semester at University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Now I am traveling around Europe with my friend Kamil from Edinburgh. I am a Physics major and interested in all kinds of theoretical and engineering applications of Physics. Apart from academics, I love hiking and climbing. Going to the mountains is the first thing I try to do whenever I have free time. I also enjoy cooking especially Indian cuisine. I am always willing to go out and have a good time and I am cool with everything as long as it doesn't negatively affect other people :)
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Arabic (Gulf)
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Over the past few months, I was living in Edinburgh as an exchange student. During that time, I got a chance to host quite a few of my friends and some strangers. I really liked meeting new and interesting people this way. I formed strong friendships with those people and learned a lot about their cultures which complemented my study abroad experience. Now, after the semester has finished, I am traveling with my friend across Europe and I want to keep meeting local people wherever I go to make the most out of my experience :)
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Radiohead Guns N Roses Pink Floyd Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Movies: Scent of a Woman Interstellar The Batman Breakfast at Tiffany's 5 Broken Cameras Books: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner The Reluctant Fundamentalist The Alchemist
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Travelled in 4 continents in one year. Hiked in Himalayas to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the 9th highest mountain in the world.
What I Can Share With Hosts
After being trained by my mom, I can cook pretty good Indian food and would be more than happy to cook dinner for you :) I would be more than happy to share my perspectives on the life in Pakistan and how it is different than what I have experienced living in USA and Scotland. I have traveled a lot in recent years and can always share plentiful stories of my adventures e.g the time I broke my knee while mountain biking in Colombia :p