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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first experienced CS in India in 2009, and then i used the platform several times while traveling in Switzerland, Italy and other places in Europe. It has been a wonderful experience so far! Some time in a while i can host people as well. Mostly I enjoy CS meetings - it brings new interesting and likeminded people to your life along with new ideas, stories and plans for travels.

Interests

• photography
• yoga
• traveling
• languages
• nature
• people
• adventures
• local food
• india
• long walks

Music, Movies, and Books

I like listening to local folk music, discovering local bands when visiting other countries, fond of summer music festivals, often in the mood for the sounds of sitar, adore someone playing guitar live.

Love reading - everything by Hesse, Tolstoy, Mitch Albom, etc

Live a good movie, love Bollywood! Favourite movies: Into the wild, The secret life of Walter Mitty, Fifth Element

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Having learnt to value every day of my life is one amazing thing I’ve done.
Unique moments were as well teaching at an Indian village school, climbing Sicilian volcano Etna and several mountains in the Alps and Himalayas, swimming with dolphins, sleeping in the desert, reaching a mountain lake on Tibet's border, living in a meditation sanctuary in Thailand with Buddhist monks...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to cook Russian borscht or Indian paratha, organize Chinese tea ceremony, basics of yoga and meditation

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Maldives, Moldova, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation

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