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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Persian (Farsi); learning Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Musician, Teacher, Writer
  • Bachelors University of California, Irvine
  • From Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Figuring it out

ABOUT ME

I value diversity, independence, and freedom.
I love music.
I have been playing the piano since the age of 6, bass guitar since the age of 16 and acoustic guitar for several years. I used to play the violin but sadly those times have passed.
The world is a horrible, wonderful place. Life never ceases to amaze, surprise, and disappoint me. I try to stay focused on the amazing, not be caught off guard by the surprising, and keep the disappointing from turning me sour.
I love food and cooking. In the past few years I've been increasing my knowledge of the culinary arts. When it comes to food its all about freshness. Keeping in line with this I've recently started baking my own bread, which I will gladly share with you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Current situation does not allow me to host anyone. Right now I'm mostly trying to meet cool people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Although I am from California, I am not familiar with any sort of surfing in any way. This includes couches.

Interests

Music, Cooking, Food, Health, Music, Philosophy, Globalization, Entropy.

  • arts
  • dining
  • cooking
  • baking
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • violin
  • surfing
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Big Lebowski, The Fountain, Dr. Strangelove, There Will Be Blood, American Beauty, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Old Boy, Kill Bill
TV: Arrested Development, Conan O'brien, Community, The Simpsons,

Books: House of Leaves, The Geneology of Morals, Brave New World, Cat's Cradle

Music: Nicolas Jaar, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, James Blake, SBTRKT, Dangermouse, Mount Kimbie, Portishead, Air, Deadmau5, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Jamie XX, Burial, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Caribou, Metronomy, Chopin, Daft Punk, Justice, Pink Floyd, Bjork, The Knife, Led Zeppelin, Nina Simone

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once ate 33 hard shelled tacos from Del Taco. Also, over the course of a year or two I lost 200 pounds. Those two events happened at very different points in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking: I'm no expert but I definitely know a thing or two.
I give Piano Lessons. I have a decent knowledge of music theory. I have interest in philosophy, psychology, most sciences, and the effects of globalization in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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