CURRENT MISSION

Exploring Russia August/September 2011

ABOUT ME

I've always loved travelling and have spent a lot of time in India, which is also the focus of my PhD research (South Asian history). I've also been to Indonesia and many places around Europe. I recently joined Couch Surfing because my girlfriend and I are embarking on a trip to Russia for a month. We'll start in St Petersburg, staying in a friend's flat, and we really want to stay with a Moscow local/s through Couch Surfing in September for a few days! Our friends are big fans of Couch Surfing and have had great experiences through it.

PHILOSOPHY

'travel light'

Interests

Buddhism and Hinduism
Art history and architecture
Photography and film making
Russia
South Asia and Southeast Asia
Travel and culture
Reading and watching old movies
Eating - lots of eating

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• film making
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• buddhist
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

'Master and Margarita' by Bulgakov
'Lord of the Rings' by Tolkien
'The Inheritance of Loss' by Desai
'Tibetan book of living and dying' by Sogyal Rinpoche

Movies - recently really enjoyed 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' by Werner Herzog

Music - Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Billy Holiday, Nick Cave

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Tana Toraja in Indonesia - an incredible and very strange place. Lots of fascinating ceremonies and rituals, and we enjoyed getting to know a family there who took us under their wing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United Kingdom

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