welcome to my home on the internet
Hi there, I’m Mourtaza!
I’m a first-generation American with persian heritage and I grew up in Chicago. After graduating with a degree in economics and politics, I began working as an investment banker before pivoting to product. I’ve been calling San Francisco home since 2018 and I’m a self-proclaimed SF promoter.
While I love what I get to do for work, what gives me life is all the work I do after my 9-5. I spend most of my time after work and on weekends indulging in all sorts of creative activities like writing, podcasting, reading, planning get togethers.
Reading 📚, Writing ✍🏼, Photography 📹, Podcasting 🎙, Learning 🧠, Design 🖌️, Spiritual Circles 📿, Ukulele, Cooking 👨🏻🍳, Baking 🥧, Soccer ⚽, Badminton🎾, Pickleball 🏓, Skiing ⛷️, Bouldering 🧗🏽, Swimming🤿, Pottery 🏺, Debates 🗣, Hiking ⛰️
Democracy, Critical Thinking 🤔, Stand-up Comedy 🎤😂, Escape Rooms 🗝️🚪, Deadpan Humor, Houseplants 🪴🌿, Desi Food 🍛, Sushi 🍣🍱, The Sea/Ocean 🌊🐳, Board Games 🎲♟️, Nature 🌳🌲, Turtlenecks 🐢👕, Sunshine ☀️💛, Masala Chai ☕, Therapy 🛋️🧘, Adrenaline ⚡💪, Cheese 🧀😋, Quality Time ⏳❤️, Reddit, Birthdays, Dogs, Cats, Turtles, Building, Making, Doing, Creating
Coffee, Economics Without Humanity, Festivals, Gossip, Group Think, Drinking, Hegemony, Boring Mainstream Culture, Organized Education, Postmodernism, Suits, Urban Sprawl, Workism, War
🇨🇦 Canada, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇷🇺 Russia (in 2011 before Putin totally lost his mind), 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇹🇼 Taiwan