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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 81, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Being Human, a fellow traveler on a wonderful planet goi...
  • by life and too many institutions
  • From Brockton, MA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learning about Mangoes, Egyptians, Arabic and Islam

ABOUT ME

a seeker for too long, and a finder for NOW, which is forever eternally grateful for all the gifts in life and all the wonderful discoveries in the course of time
I spend 6 months in Washington, DC area and 6 months in Cairo, Egypt. I find each day brings new discoveries into my life which continue to broaden and deepen my understanding of its purpose and my mission.

PHILOSOPHY

Understanding life in all its glorious and diverse manifestations, and hopeing to see in the process the presence of vital unity in this global village which is sometimes a "lonely planet". I am a people person, but see the need to put into perspective our mad materialistic ego driven passions by anchoring my heart and soul in the underlying reality of our common humanity. We need to take care of each other and strive to realize that this journey is an exciting adventure that we create together

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to this forum, but I feel an instant connection with the project from my first moment of exploration

Interests

Meeting people, swimming, walking, talking, laughing and loving, working together, learning Arabic, reading a good book, exercising, learning new things and understanding their meaning

  • books
  • exercise
  • walking
  • reading
  • socializing
  • muslim
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Meetings with Remarkable Men, Mrs. Doubtfire, Groundhog Day, The Wizard of Oz, and Around the World in 80 Days
Music: The Beattles, Josh Groban, PAul Simons, and Peter Gabriel
Books by Pal Coehlo, Laurence Durrell and Marcel Proust

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Still Alive!

Teach, Learn, Share

"Life is Real when you are" - G.I. Gurdjieff

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Egypt, France, Lebanon, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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