I'm a solo traveler, improviser, and startup founder. I have my own startup for a bit over a year now, but honestly, I still identify as a traveler/backpacker. I'm still figuring things out and learning as much as I can from the world around me.

This is my first trip to the US! Spent a month in SF with a friend from college, explored Yosemite, DC, and Baltimore. Now heading to NYC for New Year's before flying to Mexico on Jan 2nd.

I'm pretty chill, interested in a lot of things, and can hold conversations about pretty much anything. My interests come and go, but right now I'm into:
1) Improv: I started and run All-in Improv, one of India's largest improv communities. We've been running jams every Saturday for 3 years without fail.

2) Specialty coffee: I travel with my beans and Aeropress (currently have 3 interesting beans)

3) Aviation - I'm an aspiring pilot, planning to come back to the US in early 2026 for my flying license

4) Scuba diving - Did my first dive in Egypt and got hooked. Going to Cozumel to dive some more

5) Solo travel - There's something about it I just love. Been to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia.

I'm not a party person but love long, deep conversations (can get philosophical sometimes!). Don't smoke but drink occasionally.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

Travel for me is all about the people. The sights get old, but the conversations and connections - those stick with you. I'm curious about how people live, what they care about, different perspectives on life. There's so much to learn from everyone, and honestly that's what makes travel meaningful for me.

Intereses

• indian food
• cycling
• hiking
• meeting people
• improvisation
• rollerblading
• improv
• deep conversations
• meeting new people
• improv comedy
• indian music
• improvisation theatre
• randonneur

Música, películas y libros

Music: Big fan of AR Rahman (especially instrumentals), jazz (Kenny G), and classical guitar (Asturias, Capricho Arabe).

Movies: Usual Suspects, Argo (seen it 8 times), Shawshank Redemption, Inglourious Basterds

Books: All the Light We Cannot See, The Pillars of the Earth (highly recommend), Matthew Reilly's action series, Into Thin Air. Currently reading Supercommunicators.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Started All-in Improv, one of India's largest improv communities. The whole idea was to create a space where people could just show up on a weekend and have fun - we've been running jams every Saturday for the last 3 years without missing a single week. What started as a one-person thing is now over 2000 members across multiple cities. Pretty proud that I could spread a bit of cheer in so many people's lives.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I don't really consider myself an expert at anything, but happy to help with whatever I can:

1. Make you some specialty coffee (traveling with three different beans right now!)
2. Cook Indian food
3. Teach you some improv games if you're curious
4. Help plan an Indian itinerary if that's on your list
5. Share travel stories or talk through startup stuff

Also more than happy to help out with household chores or just be chill company for NYE.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Happy to cook some spicy Indian food, make you specialty coffee, or teach you improv games. If you've got friends coming over, I can run an improv session - it's always a fun time.

Beyond that, just good conversations - about travel, life, startups, whatever you're into. And of course, happy to help out with any household stuff while I'm staying with you.

Países que he visitado

Austria, Egypt, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Germany, India, United States