This is Anshul from India. Currently doing my masters in Business in Paris, France. I like to travel a lot and while I was working in India I travelled to most of the countries in South East Asia. Now I am studying in Europe and want to see as much of it as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to make new friends, to know about places from a local perspective and to share travel experiences.

Interests

Scuba Diving - I am an advanced level PADI scuba diver with 80+ dives ranging in warm waters of south east Asia to frozen lakes in Siberia. There is an amazing world down there that I have experienced and have many tales to tell of places I have been to.

Sketching - I like making pencil portraits, sometimes quick ones in 10-15 mins or sometimes those that takes months. Never schooled in art, but have been practising and improving on it for past five years

Trekking/Hiking - mostly been doing in the Indian Himalayas, have also done a month long course in Basics of Mountaineering.

Collecting coins and stamps. talking about history,religions and anthropology

• arts
• sketching
• cooking
• traveling
• drawing
• stamps
• hiking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• anthropology
• business
• history
• religion
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - been trying all genre ranging from Metal to Classical, mostly depends on the mood. Currently addicted to Bolero by Ravel.

Movies - I can call myself a Cinephile, although Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy movies are my preferred genre. I try to find more indie horror movies and vintage movies also. Would be glad to discuss directors/story-arcs and plots. Also a big fan of a group of movies that fall as 'movies like Donnie Darko' - those that are a psychological adventures and challenge the mind. Favourite movie would be 'Godzilla 1954'

Books - read all the books by Fredrick Forsyth, spy thrillers are my favourite genre. Also Sci-Fi and fantasy. A Potter fan at heart!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did 26,000 kms overland journey from St.Petersberg in Russia crossing entire trans-siberia, Mongolia, China by trains/buses and finally reaching Tibet, China where I spent couple of days before traveling overland into Nepal and then to India. I am a big fan of overland travel across borders and always making plans for my next big adventure.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you plan travels in any of the countries I have been to, specially south east Asia, and most importantly my home country, India.

If you want to have a portrait made, I would be very happy to draw one for you!

Can also cook/teach various Indian dishes, curries and spicy cuisine if someone is willing to try.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India