CURRENT MISSION

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

ABOUT ME

Humble, creative, and a pragmatic dreamer full of laughter and positive energy, a hodophile, and also a triathlete and a marathoner. I can't get enough of meeting and bonding with awesome humans!

PHILOSOPHY

-never miss an opportunity to be good and helpful to others
-don't do something you wouldn't want it done to you
-Aim for 'Mens sana in corpore sano' ("A sound mind in a sound body.")
-Don't be selfish but instead embrace empathy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Looking to connect with awesome humans from each part of the world. Occasionally, I could host in Saranda, Albania, and or if I'm traveling, potentially couch surf with decent, clean, considerate, engaging, fun, interesting/knowledgeable, active host(s). Used to show around and host similar people traveling to the DC area. As I love traveling, I'd always be up to explore the option of apartment swapping with any other decent, caring, considerate, and cool CS hosts. Please join and help spread the word about the group https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/apartment-room-or-couch-swaps

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had the chance to try out CS in Spain, Iceland and Italy, which turned out to be a very pleasant experience! I also hosted several people in DC, USA and now in Saranda, Albania. Also, I have used CS hangout and have had some unforgettable experiences. I've found CS to be a great way to meet new people and have made and hopefully will continue to forge rewarding (global) friendships. Always up for meeting interesting people, working out (gym, swim, run, bike, tennis, yoga, etc), healthy food, etc.

Interests

-Living LIFE to fullest
-Spending time with my dear ones, friends.
-Athletics and fitness: gym, run,swim, bike, laugh, do yoga, and enjoy outdoor activities.
-Reading diverse body of mind-enriching books.
-Traveling and meeting new friends, visiting museums, theaters, galleries, going out and dancing, taking artsy pictures (instagram: nablap)
-Having an interesting conversation while reflecting on life, serendipity, fate, luck, successes, failure, coincidence, multiverse....

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• running
• working out
• traveling
• music
• sports
• swimming
• languages
• food
• meeting people
• gym
• outdoors
• nomad
• healthy
• hiit
• fun activities
• full living

Music, Movies, and Books

Have a long list of favorites... but few movies, documentaries, books, I've enjoyed a lot:

Kon-Tiki (2013)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNBGf7av6s4
Waste land (2010)
http://www.wastelandmovie.com/

5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves (2010)

Life in a Day (2011)
http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/movies/life-in-a-day-review.html

L'auberge espagnole (the Spanish Apartment)

Non-fiction:
Maximum City- Bombay Lost and Found
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21KAPURL.html

Fiction:

Q&A by Vikas Swaru

The Lonely Polygamist
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/review/Weinberger-t.html

The Yacobian Building
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/books/review/Adams.t.html

Olive Kitteridge
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/books/review/Thomas-t.html

Incredibly Loud and Extremely Close
http://www.amazon.com/Extremely-Incredibly-Close-Jonathan-Safran/dp/0618329706

"Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost" - Pina Bausch.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Saying goodbye 👋 to the office/corporate "high" but at times "dreadful" life and embracing humility and wonderlust lifestyle
-Being stranded in an airport and meeting a truly awe-inspiring global traveler who become a super close friend!
-Skydiving in KeyWest
-Touching clouds in Corcovado while enjoying the amazing view of Rio de Janiero, Brazil
-Finishing BlackBear Triathlon and Rock N Roll Marathon as St. Jude Hero :-)
-Meeting incredible people in CS and elsewhere,and many more incredibly fun stories...

Teach, Learn, Share

cosmos is the limit and human beings can indeed be amazing, fun, and cosmic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teach English, laughter yoga, and positive energy. Work out and or do anything sporty or artsy. Cooking healthy delicious food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Kosovo, Spain

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