I am a Software Engineer turned Outdoor Educator. I love travelling to different places, be it the mountains, cities or the seaside.

I love photography. You can check out some of my work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diptarkagupta/

I love meeting people from around the globe and try out local cuisine wherever I go. I am also interested in understanding the culture of those places.

Apart from this I am a utra runner and long distance cyclist. Interesting fact is I learnt how to ride a bicycle in July 2020 and became a Super Randonneur by March 2021.

I am keen in learning about the Cosmos and Stargazing.

My current profession makes me live in the Himalayas throughout the year.

In the year 2019, I quit my job as a Software Engineer to backpack across Latin America for a year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel and I like to meet the locals of a place I am visiting, understanding their culture from local's point of view.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• photography
• history
• food
• travelling
• football
• trekking
• maps

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Byrds, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Fabrizio De André, Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Johann Strauss, Ravi Shankar, Debabrata Biswas, Md Rafi, Ry Cooder, Tom Petty, Velvet Underground

Movies: The Bicycle Thieves, La Dolce Vita, Life is Beautiful, M, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, The Seventh Seal, Pather Panchali, Viridiana, The Spirit of the Beehive, 8½, Rashomon, 12 Angry Men, Modern Times

Books: The Alchemist, The Animal Farm, 1984, The Motorcycle Diaries, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my job as a Software Engineer in January 2019 and backpacked around Latin America for almost a year.

I learnt how to ride a bicycle in July 2020 and became a Super Randonneur by March 2021.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share knowledge about India, my state Bengal and my city Kolkata. I would be happy to teach cooking some simple Indian(especially Bengali) dishes. I love to share stories from my travels, about stars and many more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, India, Mexico, Peru