CURRENT MISSION

I'm an English teacher who wants to see the world and make it a better place.

ABOUT ME

Hi everybody! I had my first overseas experiences in Asia while in college and caught the travel bug. I studied abroad for a semester in Singapore so I've gotten to see most of Southeast Asia. I hope to make my way around the rest of the world because there's nothing like meeting new people and seeing how differently we all live, but yet how alike we all still are. It's an incredibly humbling experience!

PHILOSOPHY

Smiles go a long way to brighten someone's day!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been hosted in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Haiti and I've gotten to pay forward the kindness I've been shown by hosting a couple of times. I've also met great people in India, Nicaragua, and Guatemala who showed me around. Nothing like making world wide friends from something as simple as offering a couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted, traveled, surfed and met nothing but great people along the way!

Interests

Salsa/bachata, meeting exciting people from all over the world, food/cooking, volunteering, building, hiking, nature/outdoors, partying, reading, adventure

• bachata
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Always changing and open to suggestions but some include:

BOOKS: Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Radiance of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Series

Reggae (Marley), Salsa/bachata-Romeo Santos & Prince Royce), Classical (esp contemporary covers of pop songs) Hip hop (i.e. Beyonce), R & B (i.e. Miguel), Pop (i.e. Justin Timberlake)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Eritrea, where my parents are from

Climing atop a volcano (Mt. Bromo) in Indonesia.

Riding an elephant in Thailand.

Kayaking in the Everglades with alligators.

Ziplining in Costa Rica. Became Superman and Tarzan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lot to share about my experiences traveling, growing up as an Eritrean American, and teaching in inner city schools in Miami and Chicago. I love learning how other people live and think across the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States