I'm Arushi, a senior at Stanford University in California originally from New Delhi, India.

I grew up in a house of 15 kids - so I've seen all kids of rowdy imaginable.

I'm in general very curious about most things. I'm tiny, but I talk a lot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I determine my love for cities based on the number of interesting people I get a chance to share my life with. I'm trying to also work on a travel app to increase the amount of serendipity in our lives.

Interests

I’d love to share some local Indian artists with you and in exchange, hope that hosts can tell me about cool gigs (and maybe even join me)

I'm always with my camera (newly acquired equipment induces unbound enthusiasm). Know of any cool spots where I can get some good photos? Tell Me! I tend to prefer to focus on people. I've been to some pretty amazing places (i'm currently in Palestine teaching kids how to code here) so I have some cool photos to share.

I'm a techie. I'm studying Computer Science at Stanford, and in general hail the Bay Area/Silicon valley life.

• traveling
• coding
• computer science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - A few books are A Man's Search For Meaning, 1984, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, The Vanishing Elephant, People Making. I LOVE discovering new literature and my kindle is my best friend.

Movies - Birdman, Fight Club, Copie Conforme, The Man Without a Past, Howl's Moving Castle to name a few. \

Music - I trained in Indian Classical Music for 12 years, and western classical as well. I'll sing a Hindi song for you if you agree to host me :) Other than that, local music exchanges are an important part of traveling anywhere! I like indie rock, indie, acoustic, Hip hop, deep house, Jazz

The Alabama Shakes, AM, Alt-J, B.B King, Ella Fitzgerald, Benjamin Booker, Bob Dylan, Bombay Bicycle Club, Phoenix, Daughter, London Grammar, Glass Animals, Jamie xx, Jon Hopkins, The Black Keys

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed a volcano (the most active one) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and slept at the edge of the crater at night.

I'm currently teaching kids how to code in Palestine!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hong Kong, Israel, Kenya, Palestine, Rwanda

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Kenya, United States