I am a management student from Bangalore-India, currently on a student exchange program in Leuven-Belgium. I am travelling across Europe and would love to gain an authentic experience of the places I visit. I love hiking and back in India, I have hiked numerous sub-5000m mountain ranges in the Himalayas. I love long distance running, have completed 6 Half Marathons and am training for a full marathon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that interaction with local people provides the most authentic experience of a place. Couchsurfing helps me do that, while also helping me make new friends and travel within a budget.

Interests

• hiking
• long distance running

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller-Italo Calvino, Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer, Eiger Dreams - Jon Krakauer, What I Think About When I Think About Running - Haruki Murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked on the frozen Zanskar river in Leh, India for 7 days, at temperatures as low as -35 degree celsius

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bhutan, France, Germany, India, Norway, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

India