Travel to me is not about places, it is the people I meet on the way. I am curious, talkative and interested in meeting different kinds of people. I also love eating and cooking vegetarian food, and I sample new and exotic flavors whenever I am travelling. I love animals and have two cats at home who don't love me back so much..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Each place I have been to, has given me the opportunity to meet the most interesting people I wouldn't have met otherwise. I can't wait to unwrap what else CS has in store for me.

Interests

• cats
• culture
• dining
• vegetarian
• traveling
• paragliding
• swimming
• archeology
• history
• tourism
• diving
• swimming in the sea

Music, Movies, and Books

I read fiction as well as some non fiction. I loved Crichton, never found someone quite the same. Really like Ludlum, Conan Doyle, Gladwell, and popular economics so long as it stays practical. I am currently reading Sapiens, which is turning out to be a fantastic read.

I watch a lot of films, from popular Hollywood/Bollywood to Korean crime drama to thai/vietnamese action to evergreen British comedies. My favorites are Truman Show, Four Loins, Cidade de deus, Gods must be crazy.

I like soothing music, sufi/carnatic and old songsfrom the 90s. I am just too attached to my playlist that i play over and over again.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few years ago I almost drowned in a swimming pool. From then it has been an interesting journey to learn swimming and cross the 1.6 KM Lake Zurich in freezing waters, with broken fingers.

I have travelled 39000 KM in Indian trains to all parts of the country, so I know them by the back of my palm. I have celebrated my birthdays, new years in the train, missed major world events being in the train, and met the best friends I ever had while travelling.

Teach, Learn, Share

One of the advantages of a platform like this, is to get to meet so many people with diverse opinions, beliefs, sayings and articulation. To much extent, I am more interesting in learning from such conversations than the place itself.

I am a vegetarian, and I will be happy to share some of my cooking skills. I am also very keenly interested in learning vegetarian dishes of the world.

I also recently learned scuba diving, and I am getting ready to learn and practice freediving.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- where is all the gold in switzerland
- where is the best dosa in the world
- how to travel safely in any place in the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Japan, Switzerland

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