I'm into intentional community, gardening, permaculture, empathy, compassionate communication/being, racial dynamics, and culture change.

I'm of Indian origin, born and raised in the U.S. Recently, I completed a 6-year personal research project diving into people's alternative lifestyles. This involved visiting and living in intentional communities and experiments in sustainable living around the world, to experience new ways of living. For example, I lived in a reforestation project/ sustainable living community in India, helped garden and build earthen houses in U.S. ecovillages, hitchhiked sailboats in the Caribbean (not as glamorous as it sounds) as part of an effort to travel sustainably, and stayed in an amazing Marxist income-sharing commune in Germany. Before that, I worked as a solar engineer in the Bay Area (San Francisco area) for 2 years, which funded the whole thing. I feel incredibly lucky to have had these experiences, and now I feel a stronger than ever desire to root down and build a life in one place. I moved to DC in 2016 and so far, this is that place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When surfing, I enjoy making new friends and sleeping indoors sometimes. When hosting, I just like helping people.

Interests

Ecovillages, intentional communities, permaculture, gardening, singing and playing the ukulele, yoga, physical activity, vegan cooking, herbal medicine, nature, thinking about racial dynamics, talking, listening

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Any live music, especially string instruments and bluegrass
Movies: Documentaries
Books: Through the Eyes of a Stranger: Yaro Tales
Black Like Me

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watch my nephew grow from a newborn baby into a bigger and livelier baby.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach bicycle mechanics, house-fixing, Spanish, Hindi, cooking tips, travel tips (especially for India), compassionate communication, eco menstrual practices!

I can be a temporary replacement for a therapist.

You can teach me languages (French?), singing (harmonizing), self defense, how to make relationships work, anything that you are passionate about.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, United States

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