Hi! My name is Medha and I am an easy going bloke from Melbourne, Australia. I am the guy in the pink shirt with glasses.

Between 9AM-5PM I am an infrastructure adviser, looking at demand and supply of infrastructure requirements for airports (think, terminals, roads, boarding gates and utility systems). I do some work with hospital planning as well.

For the rest of the day I am a serial Netflix binger, Game of Thrones enthusiast, sports tragic, newspaper reader and travel planner.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have travelled a bit over the last 8-9 years and have almost always found myself alone or generally met other travellers. The thing I suppose I have been missing is the opportunity to meet locals who aren't just shopkeepers, taxi drivers or anyone where the relationship is transactional.

I am not really looking for a place to stay, but someone who can teach me about your way of life in your city/country. I am looking for your inside tip on restaurants, places to visit and nightlife. Or even just someone to hangout with.

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Music: pretty much anything in the Top 40 on the radio with a special place for rnb, grime and hip hop. My favourites are the Weeknd, Drake and Rudimental.

Favourite Movie(s): Interstellar, Superbad and Alexander. Do love my TV shows though (GoT, Vikings, Peaky Blinders, Narcos, etc).

Books: Anything by Paul Theroux, William Dalrymple or Graham Greene. Currently reading a book called Lesser Beasts, which is a microhistory of the pig.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have travelled by land from southern Egypt to Bangladesh over a 7 month period crossing all of the Middle East, Iran and the Indian Subcontinent.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you about airports, aeroplanes, economics, infrastructure. But I can also teach you about my passions such as cricket, Australian rules football, heaps and heaps of history.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A story.
A meal.
A beer.
A rum.
A coffee.
A chocolate milk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, England