ABOUT ME

I am Priyanka (my friends call me Priya, Pri, PB, P, etc and etc) and I am usually a friendly person (sometimes I can be crazy). I love to travel and have lived in many different countries in the past 9+ years of living abroad. I have always planned things ahead and always thought it was the right thing to do...Although late, but I did realize that best things in life come unplanned and not everything makes sense. I want to do things which I never did before, live life like there is no tomorrow and try to keep minimal regrets. Hence, I joined couch-surfing and here I am to make new friends, enjoy your city, your culture and make memories for life.

Presently, I am researching on groundwater pollution and remediation.

I love to travel and keep trying my hands on different cuisines!!

My dream is to see many many places, keep meeting different people and making new friends! I am ready to come out of my comfort zone and see what life has in store for me.

Cheers!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people, make new friends, listen to their stories

Interests

Photography, Painting, Swimming, Dancing.

Mastering at-least one European language is currently on my to-do list.

I have always been a sea person throughout my life meaning I avoided cold mountains, but I want to learn how to ski and may be that will change the way I see mountains

• culture
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• painting
• music
• backpacking
• surfing
• skiing
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Meaning movies I can watch 4 times in a year and still not get bored -

Shawshank Redemption, Pulp fiction, Tinker tailor soldier and the spy, Hotel Rwanda, Almost famous, City of God,,,and good sci-fi movies like Gattaca, and also chick flicks like the Proposal, the Holiday, Bride wars, etc..:P

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are many...recently I went backpacking to Turkey (east, north east and down south of the country)..It was completely off the beaten path and I saw so so much..Also I just got back from a solo backpacking trip To Jordan...too many stories and amazing things I did during these two trips

Teach, Learn, Share

I currently live in Belgium. I have also lived and studied in Spain (Madrid), France (Nantes), Sweden (Stockholm), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), United States (Cincinnati) and some lesser known parts of Sweden and Netherlands. I want to see more - not like a tourist, but like knowing local people by mixing with them. That's something I want to do during my backpacking trips.

I have been to United States several times (once I was living there and the other times I was a tourist). I have covered almost the entire East coast starting from Boston, NYC, Washington, Chicago, mostly all of Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, some parts of North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas & Florida and I have been to the Grand Canyon and Vegas on the South West. I can help you plan your visit to States if you want to visit these places. I have also been to Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks, so just let me know if I could be of any help.

I meet many travelers who want to travel to India and I can help you plan your India trip too! India is a huge country with many many different cultures. I learned so much about my motherland when I went backpacking alone to India for 2 weeks!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to talk and I can share my experiences and stories. Also, I can cook vegetarian/vegan meal if you are game for it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, India, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United States