I love to learn and try new things - and to travel, as a great way to do both! Grew up in various places and been to many more, never been to one I don't like, all because of the fantastic diversity of people and cultures.

I'm fascinated by creative people and try to absorb from them whenever I can. I used to play the violin pretty seriously, in European and Indian classical music traditions. Into history/literature (never been a better time to be alive!), and also enjoy the science research that I do for a living :) (machine learning, and now genetics).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've met many CS friends through roommates and close friends who have hosted - so I'm excited to finally be starting to use it myself!

Currently (Dec 2016) I'm backpacking across South America, Chile-Argentina - would really enjoy being hosted in Santiago, Buenos Aires, or a city in between.

Interests

• running
• history
• philosophy
• science
• the mind
• sports (football tennis basketball all day)
• comedy (improv)
• any dessert ever made
• local alcohol

Music, Movies, and Books

Music -- all over the map, like:
Pink Floyd, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beach Boys, electronic DJs (Fatboy Slim, Gramatik, Air, trance/EDM), blues guitar (Allman Brothers, Bonamassa, Clapton), classical instrumental, Indian classical/film, hip-hop (Eminem, Rakim), deep house, Dylan, Coldplay, Balkan...

Movies/TV:
Breaking Bad, Edge of Heaven, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Monty Python, comedy, older stuff (Kurosawa, Kubrick),...

Books:
Science fiction/fantasy (Clarke, Asimov, Tolkien, etc), essays/long journalism (Hitchens, Borges, Orwell), comedy (Hitchhiker's guide, Wodehouse), postmodern stuff (Eggers, Wallace), lots more

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn something from everyone, and it's a central joy of my life.

Enjoy sharing what I know about history and the world, and cooking (mostly desserts!). And stories - I have a knack for blundering into hilarious ridiculous situations.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation! I'll listen to and talk about basically anything - every trip brings something newly interesting, and I'm lucky to have traveled enough to accumulate these over time :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Singapore, United States