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- 66% response rate
- Last login about 5 hours ago
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Overview
About Me
I'm back here after a long pause. Therefore the terrible response rate. I'll try to do better now.
I’ve always been drawn to change. Growing up in Bangladesh, my family moved every few years for work, and that sense of restlessness stuck with me. Since then, I’ve kept moving — from being a musician to studying Computer Science, to working in theater, to pursuing my master’s in Germany. Now, I’ve landed in Neukölln, Berlin, a neighborhood that feels like a cultural crossroads, and it suits me perfectly.
I work from home now, so I try to keep life interesting by diving into new experiences and meeting people who see the world a little differently. I love exploring spaces where people feel free to express themselves — whether that’s through art, community events, or spaces that invite you to be a little more open and unfiltered. My current obsession is learning shibari!
Traveling was my way to see the world beyond the limits of my passport. Now, it’s about finding ways to keep that sense of movement, even while staying in one place.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Currently, offering my place to travelers in Berlin and meet cool people through that.
Interests
- theater
- tattoos
- piercings
- music festivals
- sauna
- politics
- traveling
- music
- live music
- electronic music
- rock music
- solo travel
- nudism
- art
- techno
- intersectionality
- feminism
- queer
- indie rock
- anarchism
- post-rock
- classic rock
- anti-capitalism
- anti-racism
- lgbtq+
- anti-homophobia
Music, Movies, and Books
I love classic rock music, post rock, Indie music and some jazz and folk as well. I also have found interest in electronic music in Berlin's techno clubs which offer a space for infinite freedom and different alternative festivals. Most of the books I've read are in Bengali mainly from Sunil Gangapaddhay, Manik Bondopadhay and Rabindranath Thakur (I would love to share my knowledge about them). I'm also sometimes watching animes or reading mangas and have a bit of a nerd side.
Teach, Learn, Share
Basic guitar/bass lessons even though I've been out of practice for a long time, basic shibari knots and patterns, history, politics and so on from critical south asian perspective.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Nepal, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Bangladesh, Germany