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.

我为什么加入 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.

兴趣

-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

音乐、电影和书籍

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.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

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

我游览过的国家

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

我居住过的国家

India, United States

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