CURRENT MISSION

TRADE MY HEART WITH THE DEVIL...FOR A TICKET TO NOWHERE!

ABOUT ME

Curious, waiting for life to unravel...Sporty, Crazy! Book and word addict. Skateboarder-obsolete, birdwatching enthusiast, Knowledge gatherer, wanderlust-unexplored! Dream - weaver (no not an ancient magic rite, just endless spools of sleep films) Food enthusiast, continually lapsing vegetarian, environment advocator, dreamer to the end of the universe, Itchingly curious about the Bermuda triangle, any old unsolved mystery, the universe!

PHILOSOPHY

When your memories outweigh your dreams, you are getting OLD!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had some great experiences, of hosting and being hosted! Every once in a while, you meet friends (and extended family) that you would otherwise never have crossed paths with and that is the most enriching experience CS has to offer!

Interests

Skateboarding, chocolates, Books, Mythology and magic, chocolates, word games, sports, birdwatching, sunset-viewing, did i mention chocolates?? Most food actually...especially street food!

• wildlife
• books
• environment
• dining
• movies
• music
• skateboarding
• sports
• ornithology
• mythology

Music, Movies, and Books

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Day of the Jackal, the Knowledge of Angels, Solitaire mystery, Holy fools, The Gift of Rain, any Enid Blytons, Minette Walters

Comics galore, Calvin and Hobbes, Archies, Garfield, Mad magazines...

Waking Life, Identity, Chicago, Life is Beautiful, The Prestige, X-MEN, The Usual Suspects, Seven, any psycho-thrillers with twists!

Indie & Folk Acoustic, The Paper Kites, Yann Tiersen, Jazz-Swing, Daughter, Of Monsters and Men, The Killers, Muse, Instrumentals

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* Ziplined along the lip of a live volcano — Tagaytay, the Philippines.
* Ziplined across a karst formation in Puerto Princesa, the Philippines.
* Scuba diving & snorkeling in Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines.
* Mud-volcano bathing in Mt Tangkuban Perahu, Bandung, Indonesia.
* Nearly slid over into a live Volcano with a camera: Mt Bromo, Indonesia. What footage that would have been!
* Know what a silent scream is? It's when vertigo petrifies your voice on a Bunjee Jump!
* Looked into a 200million year old geological structure. Collected (surreptiously) a 175 + Million year old fossil of petrified wood.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - INDIAN (or actually world) Mythology, Ornithology.
Learn - mythology, wildlife, cuisines, music, cultures.
Share - travel stories, wildlife adventures & geography-ecology tidbits.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

India