PhD student at the University of Oxford, studying the international relations of the Middle East.

I love to travel, meet new people, discuss ideas and explore!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet great, open minds!

Interests

I love to learn. I can learn at least one thing from every person I meet! I love exploring the human mind and so the political mind. I enjoy history, politics, psychology and I love to read. Currently on my 32nd book of the year (4 more months to make that 45!) I enjoy exploring historical sites, talking and learning about people's different stories and I feel most comfortable when I am either learning or helping.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: middle eastern mystical, bossa nova, fado, Buddha Bar, hip hop

Authors/philosophers: Shahrnush Parsipur, Khaled Hosseini, Hermann Hesse, Khalil Gibran, Isabelle Allende, Benedict Anderson, Fernando Pessoa, Ken Follet, Elif Shafak, Rumi, Hafez, Kundera, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Spinoza, Plato, Nietzsche, Philip Pullman, Lucien Binet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom