I’m Dr.Karthik Orthopedic & sports injury surgeon from chennai, south india.
a PADI certified advanced deep sea diver🤿
in the starting process to become a certified skydiver 🪂 soon
fortunate to have island living for 3 years. which is the best part of my life.
clam and less talkative kinda person but a good listener. that’s jus to start with . yeah i take time to get along but when i do, it’s gonna be fun.
i feel happy for small small things that happens around me.
started collecting colorful memories lately by traveling. lost most of my life in a long education process, so planned my first trip to a place which is completely foreign for me. the language, culture, people, food, religion even the driving side is opposite to the place i’m from. did my first trip to kazakhstan 🇰🇿 on october 2023 . it was amazing. everything was new and exciting to me since it’s my first trip, even just standing on the street and watching things happening around felt happy to me. i’m not a blogger, vlogger, insta influencer or anything that kind. i jus do things for my happiness and i jus keep things with myself. one thing i understood from my first trip is i’m not a tourist. i’m a traveler. i like roaming on the streets and knowing about the place and how people’s daily lifestyle is than going to tourist attractions. i learnt so much from that one trip.
i’ve always dreamed about going places. always imagine about how snow fall will be, living in cold climate will be, how beautiful sunsets at desert will be, glamping and stargazing 🏕️at mountains wil be because i’ve never been anywhere but i know one day i would’ve done all these

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It was little difficult for me when i was in kazakhstan on my first trip because of language barrier. i couldn’t even able to understand what’s in the menu at hotels and ask for dish i want or ask them what’s good at their restaurants. only way i can manage exploring deep inside the country was hiring a guide and English speaking guides were expensive i had no other choice. may be if i had someone whom i can communicate and get details about what food to eat and how to reach places would hav been so much helpful. Then i realized even others who comes to india might have the same struggle and have to pay more than necessary at some places because they don’t know the language and places.

i just felt it’s perfect for my inhibitions. i’m not so comfortable going to a new place and get along so easily to talk to anyone or ask about places, people and cuisines right away.
i found this platform helps to give a brief introduction among ourselves and know about each other before meeting. i don’t know about others but that one part alone helps me a lot. it helps me to get rid of the time i take to get along initially. i can be comfortable when we meet and avoid awkward smile and silence i do till i get comfortable when i meet new people

i’m new here and i came to know about couchsurfing when i did my research after my first trip and it was a surprise when i came to know there is such a huge community.

Interests

i love taking photos. not a professional. bt definitely little more than a snap shooter. love to click a lot. more of a street style. love capturing live moments.

• photography
• music festivals
• cars
• scuba diving
• cricket
• formula 1
• motorbikes
• roaming around

Music, Movies, and Books

i never follow the lyrics, so any good music from any language i listen to.
favorites are rahman(tamil), bruno mars, the weekend, bob marley and love being at edm music nights.
books never.
movies yeah bt not a movie buff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

started diving around the world🤿 watching sunrises and sunsets from the middle of the ocean

Teach, Learn, Share

my latest diving adventures in Hanifaru bay, maldives.
about island living and my travel stories

i love to hear travel stories from anyone and their daily lifestyle in their home country. i stared to understand daily lifestyle is not the same in different parts of the countries, so i’m more interested in people’s daily living than tour places.

What I Can Share with Hosts

island life stories and about one of the oldest languages in the world- tamil.
actually i’m a good listener than a talker.

even though if i couldn’t able to host you at times when you are in chennai, i’m still happy help you out by taking you to places around chennai in my vehicle if i’m free and if you want u can always reach out to me to know about places in chennai.

Countries I’ve Visited

Kazakhstan, Maldives, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India