CURRENT MISSION

Making the world a smaller place

ABOUT ME

Mehul Mkar | Create Your Badge

UPDATE: Looking for travel buddies for Southeast Asia- December '14. Buzz me if you're in.

I'm 24, recently graduated from the National University of Singapore. Currently working in the financial services industry in Singapore. I was born in Mumbai,India but I pretty much grew up in Singapore, where I've lived for close to 10 years now. I started Couchsurfing when I was in the United States in 2011 for a semestral exchange programme at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. I love exploring new places, and in particular, interesting nooks and corners of various cities. I'm a huge foodie so I'm big time into tasting interesting dishes from around the world. I like debating in general, so I'd always be game for conversations about history, politics, economics,philosophy,culture and so on. I love adventure sports, so I'm always up for things like hiking, biking, white water rafting, paragliding, zorbing, bungee, roller coasters..basically anything and everything that's even slightly dangerous, challenging or exhilarating!Some interesting/ quirky things about me:1) I love paranormal stuff/horror movies/anything scary. I usually take pride in the fact that I'm not easily scared :P2) I love photographing buildings, especially abandoned ones. As a result, I also tend to know about architectural styles (Greco-Roman, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Modernist, etc)3) I've developed a keen interest in finance very recently, so I've started monitoring the markets and building (virtual!) portfolios. Would be awesome if I could meet someone who's proficient in this field :)You'd really have to meet me before you make any judgement :)PLACES I'VE VISITED IN THE WORLDvisited 7 states (3.11%)Create your own visited map of The World or website vertaling duits?STATES I'VE VISITED IN THE UNITED STATES visited 6 states (12%)Create your own visited map of The United States or website vertaling duits? STATES I'VE VISITED IN INDIA visited 10 states (28.5%)Create your own visited map of India or Free iphone travel guideSTATES I'VE VISITED IN CANADAvisited 2 states (15.3%)Create your own visited map of Canada or Like this? try: Canned laughter

PHILOSOPHY

One life, live it to the fullest.
You set your own rules and limits.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed when I was in New York, DC, Montreal and Toronto. I also participated in a few CS events in New York. As of now, I'm trying to be active by participating in events organized by the CS community here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had a brilliant time couchsurfing in New York, DC, Toronto and Montreal. I've also enjoyed participating in CS events in both NYC and Singapore.

Interests

I like talking about Politics, Economics, Ancient History, Financial Markets, Philosophy, Real Estate,etc.
Hobbies include tennis, football, squash, photography and playing African drums (I used to be in a percussion troupe!)

• arts
• culture
• photography
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• spelunking
• bungee jumping
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• racquetball
• paragliding
• economics
• history
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

All-time fave movies - 21, The Butterfly Effect, Wall Street, Inception, 3 Idiots

Music - Mainly Alt.rock/indie.

Books - Dan Brown, Geoffrey Archer, Khaled Hosseini, Naipaul

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1)Hiking all the way up to the source of the river Beas in the Himalayas.2)Paragliding at Pattaya, Thailand3)Heading off to a place in Malaysia without knowing it's actual geographic location!4) Spelunking near Albany, New York. 5) Sneaking into Cote des Neiges cemetery in Montreal at 1AM6) Sledding using cardboard boxes at Parc du Mont Royal, Montreal."All the crazy shit I did tonight, those will be the best memories"

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give you a glimpse into Asian cultures (both South and Southeast Asian) if you're into that. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about the American way of life from a cultural, economic and political perspective.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Singapore, United States

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