Updated: 06/05/2024

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Eternally curious; universally zoned out.

About me
My name is Ismailツ
I know who I am, but I am also a little box of paradoxes and surprise myself much too often.
I could only deduce with certainty after much deliberation, that I am a wanderer in the darkness, hurling in the void of space and time, trying to make sense of my coincidental existence.

I consider myself a radical and very open-minded person with a zeal for adventure. I believe in creating space for self and others so that they can be whoever they can or want to be, I do feel life is meant to lived without any inhibition while being and remaining accountable.

Current Mission
1) Learn to be able to communicate with people around me better, with more honesty, humility and grace.
2) To be able to understand me and my needs better.
3) I am currently working as a freelance writer and SMM. My long-term dream or vision is, a self-sustaining, scalable community of travellers


Philosophy that resonates and hits too close to home.

"Everytime I find the meaning of life, they change it." Daniel Klein

"I think, therefore I am." René Descartes

“Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.” Ernest Gaines

"When love flows with freedom, there is beauty." - Osho

"There are no facts, only interpretations." Friedrich Nietzsche

"I am left to die alone, I am my only judge"— Dark (German webseries)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was introduced to Couchsurfing when I was planning my first solo trip to the Himalayas in 2015.
I have met countless people in my travel journey who have helped me and shaped me into who I am today.
I am currently working on creating a travel community and would love to host and help build the community.

Couchsurfing Experience:
Couchsurfing has given me a wonderful opportunity to meet amazing souls from all walks of life.
I am so grateful for the families and friends who have opened their homes for me and showered me with their hospitality and love, I have had many moments I would forever cherish.

I have had amazing experiences while being hosted, and hosting other travellers at my home has been so rewarding so far.

I am actively hosting I believe it's only fair to give back to the community I have received so much from, added bonus travel comes to me when I myself can't travel.

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page".
Saint Augustine

Interests

I like interacting and talking, can be very extroverted with my kind of people, love conversing on varied topics from life, philosophy, existence of being, liberal politics, radical idealogies, psychology, trauma, therapy and modern technology.

Zoning out,sometimes at the most inconvenient times and places.
Pondering, and trying to make sense of newly discovered observations, ideas, thoughts, and facts and making weird and farfetched connections.

I like collecting books, can never have too many books ( being mindful to read, not just hoard)

I love collecting currencies, have a very humble collection mainly coins and a few notes, would be appreciated if you could gift the smallest denomination from your country.

Watching Series and Movies: Mostly sci-fi, thrillers with good plots, well-written and character-driven dramas, and thought-provoking existentialism is something I can watch all day.

Travelling: Mostly backpacking, hiking, hitchhiking and camping; prefer mountains over beaches any day. Mountains are home.

• culture
• writing
• books
• theater
• film making
• lgbt rights
• civil rights
• human rights
• anthropology
• philosophy
• art
• sci-fi
• museums
• standup comedy
• mental health
• existentialism
• gender equality
• therapy
• movies and series

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I can be very particular of what I listen to depending on my mood,
Few Songs I have been listening to or keep coming back to.

The Labyrinth Song by Asaf Avidan
Spirits by Strumbells
State of the Art by Jim James
Love it if We made it by The 1975
Waves Acoustic by Dean Lewis
Make your own kind of music by Mama Cass
Act Naturally by Buck Owen's
Lost on You by L.P
Rooftop Dancing by Sylvan Esso

Movies and Series:
English
Batter Call Saul, Westworld, Lost, The Big Bang Theory.
Batman Trilogy, Shutter Island, Interstellar, Into The Wild,
"Arrival" changed the way I perceive human communication.

Bollywood
3 idiots, Kartik Calling Kartik , Drishyam , Haseen Dilruba.
"Tamasha" was a beautiful movie that taught me to dream.

Bengali
Baishe Srabon , Bhooter Bhobishot.
"Hemlock Society" was a breath of fresh air and a pacifier for the existentialist in me.

Foreign
Dark ( German ), Parasite ( South Korean ), Money Hesist ( Spanish ), Squid Games ( South Korean )

Books:
If have read almost all the cheesy novels of Durjoy Dutta ( teenage, please don't judge),
However, " The Alchemist " was the most beautiful and hopeful book I have ever read.
Currently Reading - Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine and Short Stories by Franz Kafka

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Few amazing things I' ve done.
1) 2 hitch hiking trip's in India.
Western Ghats 20th October to 23rd December 2016
North India 15th April 2017 till June 2017.

2) A 45 day road trip across Saudi Arabia.

3) A 21 day solo trip to Himachal and Delhi .

4) Started a travel community/hostel with a few friends in 2022, made amazing memories but failed financially.
Would start one again someday ........

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: •The languages I know
•Travel hacks, I have learnt and acquired.
• Cooking
•Photography, with knowledge of how to use Adobe Lightroom, can edit and teach, if need be :)

Learn: I want to learn and am open to anything someone can teach me. If you know any skill that should be acquired, would be more than happy to learn the same from you.

Share: My Travel and life stories.
A good meal.
My books.
A hug and appreciatory back-pat is available on request ( gotta earn it first )

What I Can Share with Hosts

• My travel and life stories.
• I can cook a meal for my hosts and treat them.
• Help them clean and organise their homes.
• Run Errands.
• Everything in my backpack equally belongs to my host.
• A hug and appreciatory back-pat is available on request, no questions asked.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Saudi Arabia