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Overview

  • 20 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hindi, Malayalam; learning French, Tamil
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Was a television Journalist, now a marketing & commun...
  • Post Graduation in Journalism, an MA in English Literature
  • From Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel around the world... trying to find the when and the how!

ABOUT ME

Well, I'm an easy-going, next-door-boy kinda guy. Loves to hang out with friends and family. My buddies say I'm a friendly chap with a good sense of humour. I get along well with almost anyone I meet. My passions in life include good food, diving, reading, photography and of course, travelling.

I belong to Kerala in South India (which is referred to as God's Own Country!) and for the past two years, I've been in Mumbai working as a television journalist.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short, enjoy it as much as you can!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CouchSearch, CouchSurf, CouchHost!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CouchSurfed with Jeremy, Paris, Nov 2007
Hosted Aga & Edy from Warsaw, March 2008
Hosted Joel from Hong Kong, March 2008
Hosted Jörgen & Sara from Stockholm, April '08
Hosted Ronnie & Fabio from SA & Brazil, April'08
Hosted Ryan from Toronto, May '08
Hosted Ota from Prague, May '08
Hosted Jake from Norich, UK, May '08
Hosted Rob from Washington DC May '08
Hosted Eric from SF, USA, Aug '08
Hosted Elizabeth&Julien, Caen, France, Sept 08
Hosted Otto from Finland & Saule (Lithuania),Sep 08

Interests

Diving, Travelling, photography, movies, reading, adventure sports, technology & computers, trying out different cuisines

  • fish
  • photography
  • dining
  • flying
  • technology
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • fishing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • tennis
  • journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Mainstream as well as international cinema: Some of my fav directors include Kubrick, Majid Majidi, Cronenberg, Bergman, Woody Allen, Polanski, Padmarajan(Malayalam) Wong Kar-wai, Takeshi Kitano, Almodavar, Alfonso Curaon, Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, Scorsese, Coppola, Tornatore, Kieslowski, Kairostami, Truffaut, David Fincher, Makhmalbaf etc; MUSIC: Mostly classic rock; BOOKS: Fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During a long and weary trek in the Himalayas, after a particularly arduous slope... Voila! There in front of me appeared a towering snow-capped mountain. All the weariness just disappeared!

Teach, Learn, Share

How to make a flying rocket out of a coconut tree leaf! Can impart basic photography tips, Table-tennis, how to make good Kerala-style fish fry!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Singapore

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  • 3 Vouches
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