CURRENT MISSION

Break the routine and cure my wanderlust !

ABOUT ME

I'm a fun loving guy who loves to show people around this compact but interesting city.

My references can probably give you a better impression about me than I can !

PHILOSOPHY

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

Work hard, play harder :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go for some of the Couchsurfing meetings on Sundays when I get time. I've been a host six times and couchsurfed four times until now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed for the first time at Karlstad in Sweden and it turned out to be quite a enjoyable experience ! Since then I've couchsurfed in Rome, Warsaw, the Tricity area of Poland, and Stockholm.

Interests

Cars
World News & Politics
Sustainability
Macroeconomics

Racing
Travel
Long drives
Photography
Rock climbing
Sailing
Hot Air Ballooning
Swimming
Squash
Cricket

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES

Hector And The Search For Happiness
The Hundred Foot Journey
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Fifth Estate
Kopps
Jalla! Jalla !
Pursuit of Happyness
Rush
500 Days of Summer
Crash
The Truman Show
Johnny English
Life is Beautiful
Boy in Striped Pajamas
City of God
Forrest Gump
The Fast and the Furious
Dark Knight Rises
The Godfather series

MUSIC

Ásgeir
Air Review
The Strokes
Kings of Leon
Two Door Cinema Club
Of Monsters and Men
Mumford and Sons
Ben Howard
Bombay Bicycle Club
John Mayer
Norah Jones
Noah and the Whale
Kent
Stiftelsen
Shakira
Laleh
Jose Gonzalez
The 1975
Volcano Choir
Bon Iver
Snow Patrol
Phoenix
Birdy
Passenger
Junip
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Pink Floyd
The Black Keys
MØ
Lana Del Ray
James Blake
U2.....................and the list goes on ;)

BOOKS

Not an avid reader. I usually prefer non-fiction, such as Richard Branson's autobiography (highly recommend !).

I did end up reading some fiction as well such as the swedish crime novel 'Kära Agnes' (thanks to my swedish class) and a funny swedish novel called 'En man som heter Ove' (was obliged to read it since it was a b'day gift, but I'm quite liking it so far).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping overnight on an island during a Swedish Midsummer
Paragliding in the seaside town of Diu, India
2000km roadtrip across NZ's South Island
Driving up the world's steepest road in Dunedin, NZ
Roadtrip through Southern England
Riding a bike at 156kph through Mumbai's rush hour traffic ;)
Roadtrip across Northern Italy in a Fiat Cinquecento
Skiing down a mountain for the first time in Hemsedal, Norway (quite scary !)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach certain languages (English, Hindi, Gujarati,Swedish) and how to cook some yum but simple Indian (vegetarian) food.

Would like to learn to play a musical instrument.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bhutan, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, New Zealand, Sweden