CURRENT MISSION

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.

ABOUT ME

I was born in the "city of Joy" (Calcutta, India) and hence, happiness runs in my veins. I love to be happy, especially when the going gets tough. Travelling, photography, painting and reading are my hobbies. I have lived in Gurgaon, India for 6 years when I got introduced to this wonderful forum of couchsurfing. Living in Delhi-Gurgaon was a fascinating experience, because I explored the most beautiful locales of Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan during that time. Delhi being akin to a pit-stop to these destinations. Especially the majestic Himalayas being just an overnight journey.
I have moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia an Atlantic coastal city in Canada since 2011 – and have been enjoying the natural bounties of Canada since then. The trails, the ocean, the brooks, the greens are exactly what the doctor prescribed. It is pure bliss. I have explored eastern Canada, central Canada – and now raring to go and check out the Prairies and British Columbia.

PHILOSOPHY

I would lend Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Learning about new culture, food, languages, meeting people is something I enjoy doing, other than travelling. I believe couchsurfing helps in openings these doors...

and I have couchsurfed, shared tents, walked an extra mile, travelled with fellow couchsurfers and experienced the finest joys of being an explorer. Look forward to newer and greater experiences!

Interests

Reading, writing, painting, cooking, and photography.

• culture
• writing
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Love Actually, Interstellar, Rain Man, Inception, Satyajit Ray classics, Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, The Silence of the Lambs, Love in the Time of Cholera, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Brokeback Mountain, The Lion King, The Dark Knight, The Godfather Trilogy, The Sound of Music, ... the list goes on!!

Books:
The Bridges of Madison County, The Godfather, The Diary of a Young Girl, Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, Dan Brown books, Satyajit Ray books, Sunil Gangopadhyay books, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay books, Tagore classics, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay classics, ... the list goes on!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bhutan, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India

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