My name is Ayon Dey and I'm a student at Grinnell College, Iowa. Much like many of you on this website, I love travel. An interesting fact about me is that I have never lived in one place for more than 4 years at a stretch, which has made me flexible to adapt in many new places. I have lived in Indonesia, India and Bangladesh.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on couchsurfing to meet interesting and wonderful new people. I would also love to hear about their lives, travels, views on life and just generally get to know them.

Interests

To start off, I enjoy music more than anything in the world! I listen to all sorts of music and am happy to delve into new genres. A favourite past time of mine is to just listen to music and lay in bed.
I also love sports. I play football (soccer), cricket and table tennis. I have a huge interest in tennis as well, but I'm not too good at it. Football (soccer) is what I am truly passionate about! I have been watching and playing since a very young age and I love it very much.
Of course, I enjoy travel a lot. This love for travel comes from my parents who have taken me around on their adventures since I was a young boy. Having lived in different countries and traveled to many more, all these different cultural experiences have made me want to understand more cultures and I am always in a state of curiosity to learn more about different countries and cultures.

• culture
• traveling
• music
• snorkeling
• sports
• cricket
• soccer
• tennis
• table tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently, I've been listening to a lot of Whitney, Dire Straits, Tame Impala, Arctic Monkeys, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Glass Animals, etc. Along with that, I love Pink Floyd, The Killers, Daft Punk, Kanye, etc. There are too many bands to list them !
I enjoy all kinds of movies and books. The most recent movie I enjoyed was Awakenings with Robert de Niro and Robin Williams and the most recent book I enjoyed was Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So far, I have hiked on many of the major mountain ranges including Himalayas, Rockies, Ghats, Alps, Carpathians, Olympics and Appalachians. Hopefully I can get to the Andes soon!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have many stories to tell about my travels and would love to share them with the people I meet. Along with that, I know quite a few languages, which I would love to spread while also learning new languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, Denmark, India, Indonesia, United States