Photographer | Beach bum | Traveller | Foodie

Living in Mandrem, Goa (Oct to Apr) and travelling during the off season. Anytime you're in Goa or India I would love to show you around (no I don't ride an elephant anymore - exchanged it for a smartphone).

I'm a hotelier and also a freelancing photographer/cinematographer. My work involves renting my beach houses from Oct-April in Mandrem, Goa (casadcalma). I also take photo projects for landscape shoots, fashion/glamour art, interiors, food photography and I've worked as a DOP/Cinematographer for short films and commercial specs. The rest of the time I travel places or visit friends from across the globe.

I love cooking therefore I'm offering fusion cuisine as a guest chef. I also do food consultation and restaurant startups.

Honestly, let's meet up and have a chat over a few drinks! One life, let's enjoy meeting new people, being yourself ( let your guard down and throw the formalities out)..because it's not worth being anything less than happy.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great platform to meet new people and learn new cultures, experiences and have a happy life on this planet while travelling.

I've hosted a bunch of people (Germans, Russians, Ukranians, Brits, Canadians, Indians) at my house in Goa as well as when I was living in LA,USA. It's been such a wonderful time making new friends and then visiting them in their countries.

Interests

Photography, cooking, travelling ( like everyone else here), collecting stamps and flight boarding passes, reading, meeting people, indoor games, goofing around, FOOD (read- CHOCOLATES!)

• photography
• film making
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• snowboarding
• swimming
• trekking

Music, Movies, and Books

Stanley Kubrick, Guy Ritchie, Steven Spielberg, Tarantino films

House, deep house, funk, pop, jazz, retro, alternative, reggae

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived 45+ years of life with people on this planet...ain't that amazing?!? Apart from that, have done minor exciting things like bungee jumped over a raging river in Nepal (apparently the 8th highest in the world), driven across the United States- 1200 miles in one day, eaten the Bhoot Jholakia chilly (you gotta try that!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basics of cooking, Indian cuisine, European dishes, few Asian dishes. Tips and tricks with a camera. I can teach you Hindi, English(for those who don't speak it)

Want to learn surfing (not on the couch), skiing, snowboarding, russian(the language), Vietnamese cuisine

What I Can Share with Hosts

My humor, delicious food, stories from my life, places I like to hangout and tips on how to use a camera.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, India, Latvia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States