Hi there :) Joan here, during my studies i loved to travel and explore, but then covid happened and i had finished studying, so needed to find a job and so i did. I had a plan worked out for my life, but life happened and that plan didn't work out.

So here i am again, i am looking to continue to journey, to travel and discover myself again. I want to bring back all the passion i had of meeting people, learning from them, learning about new culture and just to have a deep human experience as an important person in my life told me :)

So a little bit about my life: I was born in Kerala (south India) and I lived 10 years of my childhood there. I moved to England when I was 10 and lived and studied there until I was around 18. Then for my university studies I moved to The Netherlands, firstly living 2 years in the south of the country in a small town called Maastricht. Then, I went to study in the north at the University of Groningen, in the small town of Groningen. I lived 6 months in Bangkok, for my exchange period and travelled around south east asia. I loved all the experiences i have so far had in my life.

And now I am looking to continue this journey for discovering, sharing everything i have to offer, discovering a new person, experiencing everything. I am a very easy going guy, not picky at all. I like to think i am just normal and boring, but probably i'm a bit strange. I want to feel alive again, want to see smiley happy face and i hope my face will make you happy too :) I want to be completely real, honest and raw in this new path. I want to laugh, enjoy and learn to accept whatever life throws at me. i want to be mindful, usually i am calm but i want to try my best to make that my number one priority!

I don't really have social media, just whatsapp. I don't really eat meat, if possible veggies all the way. I love to cook, read, listen to music and listen to people. I want to be outdoors. I love to play board games :)

I like to discuss about life, society, politics etc.

Looking forward to meeting you my dear future friend! :) If you have any questions, let me know!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To rediscover myself through people, to learn about cultures and to have a full human experience :)

To make interesting memories with complete stranger and hopefully become friends!

Interests

We can talk about it more, i'm just a normal guy. Easy going, I like to explore and learn and try new things as much as possible :)

• cooking
• politics
• reading
• cycling
• travelling
• spirituality
• adventures
• climbing
• meeting new people
• veggies
• helping others

Music, Movies, and Books

A lots of things to be honest

i love Haruki Murakami, Ishiguro. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran soothed my heart. I wish I could live my life like in the alchemist. I was depressed for sometime after reading a little life.

non-fiction books i've read recently, Humankind, Predictably Irrational, i enjoyed reading Yuval Noah Harari's books!

music, I grew up listening to all kinds of music. now i mainly listen to rock, indie, anything that sounds good to my ears :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

teaching refugee children from Myanmar in a Buddhist temple in bangkok

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn new things everyday and I want to visit as many places as possible. Only then I can learn more about other perspectives and really enrich my own horizons.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever I am able to do, I will try my best to do it for you! Talking, cooking, travelling, helping out, you name it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India, Netherlands, Portugal, Thailand, United Kingdom