Iran

“Six months ago I didn’t want to live anymore, because my life was very messy and confused. No passion, no faith, no happiness. I’d call it a bad moment in my life. My life just terrified me. This was even worse than death for me. …

“I was a very religious person since childhood. My family was religious, they liked me to go to mosque, to pray and fast. But I was following their way of life. After going to university, and speaking with many students at college, I understood that …

“Back in the days when I was in the elementary school, I was quite a trouble maker. I was selfish, a devil. I was 8 or 9 years old. And we had this attic in our school that no one was allowed to go. It …

“I had my first Couchsurfing experience in Qazvin [a city in Iran]. Before I always stayed in hotels and hostels. I was traveling for two and a half months, and I was very depressed and lonely. I really needed some changes. I was traveling to …