I'm an easy going guy out seeing the world on his own terms and is looking to meet locals. I'm happy to share my experiences and would love to be turned on to a few more.

:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet fellow travelers and maybe make some friends, too

Interests

I like things that help me learn more about myself and the world around me.

......and other such smert ppl thingz....

• culture
• folklore
• music festivals
• motorcycles
• cars
• music
• drums
• scuba diving
• martial arts
• art history
• languages
• tea
• playing guitar
• world history
• current affairs
• world food
• sharks

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

Sharks, The Sea, and Me by Rodney Fox
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
This Is Your Brain On Music by Daniel J. Levitin
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner
All the Harry Potter books

Music:

rock, folk, various kinds of electronic, Hindustani classical, western classical, Bollywood, Metal, Latin, and JPop, JRock, drum solos, anything danceable...

TV:

Random stuff I find on YouTube.

Movies:

Coming To America

You Don't Mess With The Zohan (disco disco good good!)

Documentaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One?

Um...Ok...

Cooked Indian food for a whole village of hungry impatient Ukrainians AND got requests to do it again.

Hiked in the Himalayas and Patagonia

Motorcycled Vietnam, India, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa, Lesotho, Tanzania, and Kenya

Talked my way out of getting arrested and fixed a minibus on the same day in Malawi

Went SCUBA diving with several species of large predatory sharks

Ok I lied and broke the rules...

Hope you don't mind...

:D

Teach, Learn, Share

all three, please!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make you traditional Indian food.

I can tell you about the US and India, both good and bad.

I can teach you stress management techniques (Vipasanna meditation).

I can teach you swear words in several languages.

I can teach you how to play drums

I can give travel tips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States