CURRENT MISSION

www.Gwengetsglobal.com
Travel. Eat. Write.

ABOUT ME

I've been living on and off in Argentina and Colombia for the last year. It's a long story...

I moved to South America from Chandigarh, India where I worked as an education consultant for the Indian Government. I completed my Master's in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago, concentrating on Islamic finance and Gulf aviation. I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in History.

I studied Arabic in Lebanon and Morocco. I taught English in Italy for a summer and in Prague for a year. I've traveled extensively through Europe and the Middle East and somewhat in Asia and North America.

So I figured, why not South America next?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Happy to meet up once I am settled in Buenos Aires!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

"Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God."
-Kurt Vonnegut

Interests

• culture
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• history
• languages
• eating
• international politics
• policy

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind, Chicago, The Lunchbox, PK

Books: Brave New World, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Slaughterhouse Five, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Lolita, God of Small Things, Cat's Cradle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some select highlights:

-Shaking hands with the Dalai lama
-Petting a puma in a bar in Prague
-Playing in mud volcanos in Azerbaijan
-Swimming in a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico
-Getting tear gassed in Palestine
-Climbing 903 stairs of a skyscraper being built in downtown Tel Aviv
-Getting stung by a jellyfish in Qatar
-Standing at the base of Mt. Everest after a grueling 2-week hike to 5,000+ meters
-Everything about India

Teach, Learn, Share

Read more about me and my adventures on my blog:
www.gwengetsglobal.com

What I Can Share with Hosts

I regularly almost get myself killed.
I can teach you how to not die.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Colombia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, United States