I believe if you have spent 2 days doing the same things, you've wasted a day of your life. I want to waste as little as possible. I got the wanderlust when I was in high school have been traveling ever since. I am what you call student-for-life and I recently gave up midway on my third Masters degree. My latest interest is Economics and Public Policy. I trained to be a disaster response and aid volunteer for UN and World Food Program, and I work on bringing internet access to unconnected populations of the world. I love conversations. I am a (relatively) adventurous person. And would try almost anything once. I am easily amused. I believe in sense of humor and can find humor is anything, however grim. I used to have trouble sitting idle, but my daughter is helping me with that. Now I am happy following along whatever she wants to do. Movies are my other great passtime. I don't watch TV so when I turn on my TV it is to watch a movie. Almost strictly independent and foreign movies. Foreign movies help me escape to foreign lands when I am not traveling. And of course, I am an avid traveler. I try to visit 3-4 countries every year. A few outdoor trips every year.

Lately, we have been doing trips to nearby places (less than 4 hours by flight) since we have a young daughter. She is three year old and is already a couch surfer. She has been to 4 countries, 6 nationals parks and 11 states so far!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel, I host, I share, I care.

Interests

• arts
• street art
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a movie buff and like to watch old classics, independent and foreign movies. When I grow up, I want to be a filmmaker i.e. if I grow up! My top 10 movies:
On the Waterfront
400 Blows
Amores Perros
Chungking Express
In the mood for Love
La Strada
City of God
Metropolis
City Lights
Sholay

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw Mt Everest. Traveled on North Sea aboard a Container Ship. Drove through Yukon Territory on Alaska Highway. Celebrated a New Year eve on the streets of Budapest. Saw a carnivorous plant in Madagascar. Stayed with a CSer's family in Provence, Southern France. Sailed aboard a raft made of logs tied together in Ecuadorean Amazon. Sipped a Porto in Porto. Traveled to Russia on a ship. Saw Boca Jr home soccer game in Buenos Aires. Saw sunset from a sail-boat. Climbed up Huayna Pichu in Macchu Pichu in Peru. Was in Louvre one night when the lights went out. Celebrated Carnaval in Sambadromo Rio de Janeiro. Saw a rainbow over Riga, Latvia. Watched Puccini's "Turandot" in a Basketball stadium in Buenos Aires. Walked across Golden Gate Bridge. Hiked in the mountains in Kazakhstan. Canoed in the Everglades and saw alligators from a few feet away. Unintentionally became part of an anti-monarchy protest in Kathmandu and was chased by army. Saw a Mavs-Knicks Basketball game from courtside. Walked the Freedom Trail in Boston. Stayed at Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. Ran a couple half marathons in under 2hrs. Drove down Pacific Coast Highway in California. Drove on Going-to-the-Sun road in Montana. Went to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Hiked in Banff NP Canada. Traveled with a Caravan in Thar Desert Rajasthan India. Watched Mozart's "Magic Flute" in Vienna. Hiked a Volcano in Guatemala. Saw Breeders Cup races from front row. Slept in a Ger (yurt) in Mongolia. Biked 166 miles on a weekend in Texas. Lived/Traveled for 21 days on a train in India(http://jagritiyatra.com/abry1997/). Stayed in a Cave Hotel in Cappadoccia, Turkey. Radio Jockeyed a talk show in Dallas. Traveled across Baltic Ocean over a ship. Hiked in the Wadis of Oman. Had an authentic Wood-fired Estonian Sauna experience in Tallinn. Went to Burning Man Festival 2008. Camped on a beach on Gulf of Mexico. Lived in a Ryokan in Kyoto. Saw a traffic jam in Yellowstone NP. Had breakfast at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. Traveled on Konkan Railway from Mumbai to Cochin. Hiked in Death Valley, California. Saw a family of Grizzly Bears in Alaska. Danced with the New Year's crowd at Taksim Square, Istanbul. Locked eyes with a Lion in Kidepo Valley, Uganda. Climbed up the Great Wall. Saw thousands of Pink Flamingos covering a lake in Kenya. Climbed up a Mayan Temple in Tikal. Drove over 1000 miles alone in a day(few times). Saw a meteor shower. Bought Manga Comics in Akihabara, Tokyo. Stayed with a local family in Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. Attended Christmas mass in Prague Castle. Ran all the way around Union Lake in Seattle. Camped at WonderLake Campground at Denali. Saw sunrise at Taj Mahal. Snorkeled in Dry Tortugas National Park(One of the remotest NP in US).

Teach, Learn, Share

visited 49 countries. (20.8%)Create your own visited map of The World or another interesting project

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, France, Greece

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia