You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.
-- Rene Daumal

Tis why I climb mountains. Tis why I travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Would love to meet people who are out to explore the world or those who are crazy enough to venture out and do things differently.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I participate as and when I find some time from study. Currently based out of Boston. Give me a shout and I would be be happy to explore the city with you.

Interests

Traveller. Nature Seeker. Foodie. Arts, crafts and design buff. Journalist in my past life. Now work with the arts. Been to Iran. Mongolia on my bucket list. I trek/hike/run/dance and am usually happy to swap travel stories over a coffee or a drink.

• arts
• culture
• design
• fashion
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• rock climbing
• communications
• entrepreneurship
• journalism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

books : Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje, Amar Chitra Katha and graphic novels of Neil Gaiman, Osamu Tezuka, books on art, photography, design, innovation etc.

Listen to anything from Indian classical/folk tunes to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to bands like Archive, Air, Radiohead, Sneaker Pimps, The Black Keys or classics like Zeppelin, Doors Nina Simone, Jack Johnson.

Food: Enjoy being fed by near and dear ones. Love culture served on the side

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Nepal... Seen Mt Everest standing atop the 18,000 ft high Kalapathar. Beautiful!!

Climbed 3 peaks in 12 days this June and howled my heart out while climbing Ladakhi. It was way too beautiful up there.

Landed in Iran without a visa or an itinerary in hand. Then took off on a ten day road trip across the north-west of Iran and came away amazed

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoying learning from people who can teach me more about arts and entrepreneurship, people who live and breathe ideas, people who are open to collaborations

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love for the arts and crafts, passion for food, conversations, adventures and more!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Oman, United States