I grew up in the alappuzha district in Kerala in South India and have lived in Trivandrum , Chennai , Pune and Mysore as well for work. I was Matthias in Germany , Mattheiu in Italy and again Matthias in Greece :D Advantages of having an English name.

I love the monsoons ! Because of this passion , i could never live outside of my home state (Kerala).For me , life should not be just to pay bills. I hope i will be able to instill some of this passion when you are in Kerala. My friends ask how i can love rains so much ! I maintain a tripadvisor profile and am active on travel forums.
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I currently live near Nuremberg in Germany.
i have lived in Italy on the Switzerland border in the beautiful lake city of como near Milan for half year. I also have lived in Athens , Greece for a few months.

I am fluent in English and Malayalam and can speak Tamil , Hindi and German. Currently i am learning German and Italian. I am a linguaphile and i have attempted learning Greek and Kiswahili in the past along with other languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and get to know new cultures but especially i am here to have new friends around the world :)

Interests

Travelling , reading

• dining
• chocolate
• reading
• traveling
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Any music ; adventure movies ; fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best experience for me recently was the volunteering activity i took at the Milan world expo. Was so awesome to know so many cultures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food but especially chocolate ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Kuwait