ABOUT ME

Hey, my name is Nir (a ploughed field in Hebrew), I was born and raised in Israel, currently living in Tel Aviv. I am doing my masters in statistics in Tel Aviv University.
I have lived before in China for 3 years, studying Chinese and having a lot of fun.
I am open-minded and easy getting along with. I love nature and animals and have been a vegetarian since the age of 5. I love traveling, trekking, studying languages and meeting interesting people.

PHILOSOPHY

A quotation from the movie "Into the Wild" that inspired me: "Happiness is only real when shared".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hopefully when I have an apartment where I can accomodate, I will do so. For now I would like to participate in CS get-togethers, and just to meet people.

Interests

I am a curious guy who likes learning new things, especially languages.
I love outdoor activities: backpack traveling, running, picnicking, going to the beach, biking... but from time to time also like staying in my room, watching a good movie, or reading a good book with a steaming cup of tea (Chinese, preferably Jasmin flower tea).
I enjoy socializing and meeting people, but I also have self-sufficiency and I am not intimidated by doing things on my own.
I like parties, dancing, drinking games, card games.
I really enjoy riddles and thinking games.

• animals
• books
• festivals
• dancing
• vegetarian
• running
• partying
• drinking
• drinking games
• flying
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• economics
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Among my favorite movies:
#The Butterfly Effect
#The Pursuit of Happyness
#Leon

Among my favorite musicians:
The Killers, Train, One Republic, Depeche Mode, U2, Jay Chou, Adele, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Coldplay, Dire Straits, Guang Liang, Jason Mraz, Petshop Boys, Sting, Queen, Fun....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went on a seven-month backpacking journey to Mongolia, China and New-Zealand which started in June 2006. I collected so many amazing memories from that trip, and also from other trips, but I've picked 3 experiences that left me with an exceptionally deep impression:
1) Bathing in a small, isolated hot spring located far into the Tibetean areas of Sichuan province, while it was snowing on our heads!
2) Going with a tibetean monk and staying with his family for two days in a small village in Qinghai province, not far from earthquake-struck Yushu (which was a unique experience visiting as well). Worth mentioning in particular was joining a religious gathering that the monk's monastry was holding for the village people (no, you are not the only one who's humming YMCA right now) in a big prayer-tent. There were more than a thousand participants over there, dressed in their religious attire and ceremonial ornaments. Needless to say they weren't expecting a blonde-haired foreigner to pop there, so the ammount of attention I was receiving was quite overwhelming (imagine hunderds of pairs of eyes all fixated on you).
3) Watching the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen at the end of a one-week horse trek in a small village in Mongolia, not far from the magnificent Khövsgöl lake, and watching the famous Nadaam festival.
Watching the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen in Tai mountain, Shandong province. I climbed the holy mountain (and boy was it high!) during the night, and was lucky enough to witness that red ball of fire emerging from the sea of clouds.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Israel

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