CURRENT MISSION

To grow, to learn, and to change, here and now

ABOUT ME

I was lucky enough to be raised by two phenomenal beings, my mother and my father, who taught me at a young age how big and yet how small the world truly is. As a kid, I followed them from Rangoon to London to Accra to New Delhi, and finally to Baltimore where I finished high school and a rather awkward "American suburban adolescence". I went to California for college, and left a piece of my heart in the Bay Area that brings me back frequently to see my amazing friends there. I moved to Boston for medical school and stuck around after graduation for my first job as a resident doctor. I value greatly the skill of caring for another, and becoming a doctor continues to be one of my greatest journeys.

I love sharing and exploring new music. I love learning new things - past and current favorites for me include languages, dancing, swimming, drumming, cooking, and traveling. There's always a need for a new adventure.

PHILOSOPHY

Adapt and let go.

I think that life is an adventure and a journey, experienced right now. Everything is a teacher as long as we approach it with love and without judgement. The journey outward always mirrors the journey inward.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment, I'm growing some roots in Boston and will be here for some time. I'm trying my best to make it to the CS meet-ups and to host folks in my apartment. I've used couchsurfing to travel, crashing with and meeting many amazing people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started off on CS about 4 years ago, attending some of the meet-ups in cities I was visiting or living in. I then started hosting people in Boston, and crashing on a few couches.

Interests

Listening to music: everything and anything. Hip hop, reggae, bhangra, and soul music remain my staples. But I love hearing new kinds of music from electronic to folk. I also play the drums and love to have company.
Food: cooking and eating,
Languages: hearing, learning, and practicing.
Being outside: swimming, hiking, breathing.

• books
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• drums
• fishing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• medicine
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Lord of the Rings, Life of Pi, Gravity, Her, The Namesake, The Matrix, Monty Python

Music: Bob Marley, OutKast, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, Nas, Fugees, Damian Marley, Sizzla, Eek-a-Mouse, Burning Spear, The Scientist, Mad Professor, 10ft Ganja Plant, Shpongle, Thievery Corporation, Bebel Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Ibrahim Ferrer, Anthony Hamilton, Marvin Gaye, Sting, The Beatles, Nahko Bear and Medicine for the People.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting on a wall at Doi Suthep, Thailand, watching Chiang Mai so far below me.
Learning to scuba dive with my father in Maui.
Sunrise at Gunung Agung with my mother.
Playing cards on the beach in Negril, Jamaica.
Hiking through the Sea of Sand and up Mount Bromo with my sister in Java.
Building a shelter for the night, in the rain, in the Amazon Rainforest.
Sky diving over Iguacu falls.
Drumming every day till my hands were black and blue and dancing till dawn in Salvador, Brazil.
Fishing with canned sardines in a thunderstorm off an old pier on Ilha Grande, Brazil.
Bungee jumping at Storm's River, South Africa followed by an impromptu drum circle late into the night.
Finding my way to Afrika Burn with some newly found sisters and brothers.
Burning Man with some beautiful souls in 2014.
And so many more...

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Medicine, drumming, bhangra.

Learn: Cooking, dancing, anything.

Share: experiences, philosophies, songs, books, perspectives, food and water.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Mozambique, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, India, Indonesia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States