Hi! I am Alex. I love animals. Especially reptiles. I have a pet bearded dragon and a hairless sphinx cat.
I been to 116 countries. Iran and Tajikistan are my favorites.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Seeing the sights superficially as a visitor without a local connection to the people feels like a shallow and dissatisfying way to experience a place. I would much rather stay in a part of town I may not have picked, see what it is like to live locally through whatever window of insight my host shares, and experience places through organic adventure instead of as a series of commercial transactions on the free market mediating what I am supposed to experience and how.

Interests

International political economy

Music, Movies, and Books

The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Sapiens, Homo Deus

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Survived a terrorist attack
- Hitchhiked from Western Europe to Southeast Asia and back
- Woke up to roar of wild lions
- Spent the night sleeping in a pizzeria, a bakery, a yurt, a parking lot, a cargo ship, a border post, a slum, and a brothel.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you to fly.
Learn: I want to learn about marsupials.
Share: We can share our spouses.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my share of sharing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, China, Greenland, Israel, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, United States