CURRENT MISSION

To refresh and to continue learning. Working on being the best "me" that I believe I have the potential to be, but also accepting who I am in every present moment I exist.

Ok, more tangibly, I am on the long unsure, if not bumpy, road to a PhD in Contemporary Islamic Studies - specializing in post-colonial South Asia.

^ as of June 2015

More to come.

"To see as many historically important architectural structures as possible. Also I want to experience the world, not just see it, but be surrounded by it." - Me, from my outdated profile of 2010 - I was 20.

ABOUT ME

I am a student currently studying Islamic World Studies and Arabic. I plan on going to graduate school for Historic Preservation of Islamic Architecture. I love to travel. Once I have enough money for a plane ticket I buy one, where it is to depends on where my travel goals take me.

I am pretty laid back, not a big drinker but I do participate in other forms of un-soberness. I love to listen, I find that it is the best way to learn about other people and your self. I am a very tolerant person of all kinds of people.

Meeting new people is a passion of mine.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life as if other's opinions do not matter. I am myself and thats it. Life is too short to worry about what other's think. I believe that caring for people and family should be a staple of every life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in the CS project by traveling as much as a can and by using CS as part of my travel plans. I also share my knowledge of CS with other travelers.

Interests

Architecture, History, People, Music, Rowing, Animals, Art, Dance, Reading, Film, Food, Learning, Activism, Middle Eastern Politics, Islam, Religion in general, Smoking, etc.

• animals
• arts
• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• muslim
• rowing
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Beatles, Andrew Bird, Neutral Milk Hotel
Movies - City of God, Children of Men, V for Vendetta, Love Actually
Books - The Giver, Harry Potter, Frankenstein, Night

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Chartres Cathedral in France. I cried the first time I saw it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Able to share - Historic preservation of architecture, Islam, Tolerance, opinions from an American perspective.
want to learn - Everything!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, United States