CURRENT MISSION

Win Filmfare's "Best Gora in Negative Hindi-Speaking Role" award.

ABOUT ME

I chucked my cooking career back in California to come to Bombay and act in Hindi films. I just love India and Indian cinema so I figured why not make a go of it. This might make me seem more footloose and fancy free then I really am. Fact is, I love to live in the slow lane where I can get plenty of sleep, plenty of chai, and have plenty of time for myself and a few friends. One of these days I might get serious enough about my meditation to take robes and be monk once and for all.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to do my best and stay hydrated.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed my share here in India and now have a place to host surfers myself. Yay!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed in India on and off from November '07 to January '08. Loved it. It's such a great way to connect with kindred types. Was touched and changed by the generosity and easygoing hospitality of my hosts.

Interests

-Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
-Drinking chai
-Vegetarian cooking and eating
-Bollywood films and music, old and new
-Learning Hindi (and languages in general)
-Games! Favorites include Scrabble, poker, chess, and the ancient game of go
-Conversation over a cup of chai
-Peanut butter-banana-Chyawanprash sandwiches
-Organic Agriculture
-Hunting wild culinary mushrooms
-Learning the names of the flowers
-Sitting around and reading and drinking more chai

• cooking
• vegetarian
• meditation
• drinking
• flowers
• movies
• chess
• reading
• poker
• music
• hunting
• agriculture
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Seven Samurai, Lagaan, Satya, Adaptation, Brazil, Bawarchi, Salaam Bombay...
Music: Mohd. Rafi, RD Burman, AR Rahman, Cake, Gilberto Gil, Bhangra, Talking Heads, Qawaali, Jane's Addiction...
Books: Hard to name favorites...recent reads include "White Mughals" by William Dalrymple, "In Spite of the Gods" by Edward Luce, and "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a pilgrimage through the sites where the Buddha's life unfolded in northern India. Definitely amazing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Finland, Germany, India, Mexico, Nepal, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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