I am a marine biologist and conservationist based in Sri Lanka but carrying out research internationally. At present I am studying manta and mobula rays!

I enjoy travelling, finding places off the beaten path, eating good food, watching movies and spending time on and under the water.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet people!

Interests

Anything marine/conservation related, travelling and food.

• dining
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• biology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: as long as its not horror! Recent favourites: Searching for Sugar Man, Grand Budapest Hotel, the Lunch box.

Music: Mostly oldies such as The Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC/DC but also modern main-stream (to an extent!). Quite a bit of jazz too. Hopefully own a turntable one day.

Books: Lots of variety - Game of Thrones, Life of Pi, fantasy novels, the occasional autobiographies, and comedy (Carl Hiaasen, Christopher Moore etc.).

And I think that everybody should read The Unnatural History of the Sea to understand the sorry state of our oceans.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've swum with manta rays and blue whales.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can show you Sri Lanka...and the oceans surrounding it

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel tips

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Indian Ocean Territory, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom