CURRENT MISSION

Surrounding myself with creative, interesting people because the stimulation of having good conversations helps me with my work, which is research/writing. I would like to make sure I educate my students to be critical thinkers and to learn from them too.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Cairo in a very international, worldly environment. I worked as a journalist for three years and then decided to go into academia. I moved to the US and got a PhD there at Georgetown University. I'm currently channeling most of my creative energies towards writing a book that is based on my dissertation research. The setting for the writing is currently Qatar, and in a couple of months will be Berlin.

PHILOSOPHY

Personal and communal happiness.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in two ways: one is offering my place where I will be in September to other members to use and show them around when they do visit my town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I enjoyed staying with two friends of a friend of mine that I never met before. It was an amazing experience because you're suddenly realizing that there is a level of trust and comfort because you're in someone's home, but at the same time you don't know them. It's like reading a story, with every passing hour you discover a new thing about the person, being part of their family for that brief period at least. We're still good friends after many years.

兴趣

Good conversations, company and friendship.

• writing
• books
• environment
• chess
• reading
• soccer
• history
• journalism

音乐、电影和书籍

I love comedies generally, Jazz and history books.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Seen, the grand canyan, the pyramids, the Abu Simbul Temple, Monument Valley.

教，学，和分享

I'm a historian. I know a little bit about the Middle East, having studied the region and also having grown up in Cairo a big chunk of my life. I love soccer and I think I am ok at it. Oh, and I almost forgot another passion that I can teach: chess.

我游览过的国家

Canada, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Netherlands, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

我居住过的国家

Canada, Egypt, Germany, Qatar, United States

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