Program Manager by Profession, Marathon runner by Passion. Love to travel and meet new people and learn about cultures and heritage... Usually a budget traveler/ backpacker with my spouse of 11 years... Exploring new places and sharing the experiences with as many is one of our favorite pastime. We end up making plenty of friends wherever we travel around and stay connected with them... Not very religious but follow the festivities for the joy of sharing and connecting with friends and family...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet the locals and see the places through their vision as to how they live as a local... know the musts and must nots; dos and dont’s up-close.... Much easier to learn about cultures and belief systems when you interact closely with the people from the specific region / neighborhoods....Besides being a hard-core foodie, I would love to taste the local home made cuisine and learn about places to visit where I can find them... it also gives an opportunity to know how a person from a specific city in a specific country spends his day.... knowing them as ground reality enriches me as an individual and I am grounded each time I meet new people and learn about them... Makes me realize and reminds me that I am just a tiny little thing in this whole big universe....

Interests

Fitness, running, cycling (new),strength training, Zumba, ballroom dancing, Yoga, Pilates, meeting people, learning about local cuisine and tasting them, hosting friends and family for get-together... watching stand up comedy, amazon prime series....

• ballroom dancing
• fitness
• yoga
• pilates
• running
• zumba
• cycling
• stand up comedy
• cycle touring
• watching series
• eating good food
• strength training

Music, Movies, and Books

All genres of music in English, Hindi, Malayalam (mother tongue), also a few foreign languages - Thai, Spanish, Latin...

Movies: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Humorous,

Books: Fiction mostly Indian authors, running / fitness related books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learnt Indian Classical dance and Kickboxing :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: frequently teach young adolescent girls of government schools about mistrial hygiene and good and bad touch.
Mentor the amateur/ first time runners with their queries on runs, pace, hydration, nutrition, basic usual injuries/ pains etc....

Learn: Thrilled and always ready to hear and learn the experiences of people across cities/ countries / continents, about work culture, their cuisine, their language, their boundaries....

Share: My life story, experience, ideas, customs, traditions, social norms, journeys of an amateur runner, how I got fit from fat and more....

What I Can Share with Hosts

My life story, experience, ideas, customs, traditions, social norms, journeys of an amateur runner, how I got fit from fat and more.... circumstances and time favor, I can cook some yummy Indian and malayali cuisine and share the recipe :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India