CURRENT MISSION

Honestly, I don't have a bucket list. I do things as they come by.

ABOUT ME

I'm Alok, a Prague based freelance iOS application developer with a keen eye for mobile designs.

Things I love to talk about: business ideas, products and design.

Personal preferences: design over specifications. minimal photography over selfies. Brutal honesty over diplomacy. Sincerity over brilliance. Coffee over tea. Hollywood over Bollywood. Indie over mainstream. Fiction over non-fiction. Batman over Superman. Star Wars over Star Trek. Mac over Windows. Windows over Android. Cute over skinny.
Journey over destination. Screwing up over not trying.

I have been afraid of heights for as long as I remember, so to compensate for that I have been jumping from high places: bridges, airplanes etc.

PHILOSOPHY

life is short, make the most of it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I wish to explore Europe and relate stories and experiences of India....and remove any myths they have about India and its people. And no, you dont know anything about India if you've watched Slumdog Millionaire!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I randomly met a guy from Singapore 5 years ago in Prague at a cafe and started talking. We had so much to share that he decided to check-out of the hostel he was staying in and stayed over in my dorm to continue our conversation. That was my first hosting without even knowing what couchsurfing was back then. Been trying to find similar experiences since!

Interests

Coffee, Photography, Salsa dancing, cooking and blogging.

• culture
• design
• photography
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• blogging
• sailing
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• business
• freelancing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Hitch-hiker's guide to the Galaxy, Its not about the bike, The Motorcycle Diaries, Harry Potter (I'll never grow up), The Great Gatsby, Catch 22, Snow by Orhan Pamuk.

Music: The XX, Modest Mouse, London Grammar, Gorillaz, Japanese Wallpaper, Psychemagik, Daughter, Angus and Julia Stone etc.

Movies: Not enough space to list them here.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving, bungee jumping, snorkelling, sailing among others.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am acquainted with Indian culture, history and events that have shaped India into what it is now. Feel free to share anything about India with me....any opinions, experiences, myths.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, India