CURRENT MISSION

Think Globally, Act Locally

ABOUT ME

I am a Sagittarian who enjoys traveling, exploration & adventurousness. Optimistic & freedom-loving, too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted by 2 different families in Taiwan which made my trip wonderful!

Interests

• photography
• indian food
• flowers
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• relaxing
• exploring
• driving
• globetrotting
• cultural heritage
• tramping

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A Year in Provence (Peter Mayle), Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding), Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Jung Chang) & Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown), The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)

Movies: The Green Mile (1999), The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-), The Last Samurai (2003), Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
-Lagaan (2001), 3 idiots (2009), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), PK (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) & Dangal (2016)

-Music: 80's Classic Hits, Michael Jackson, U2, Luis Miguel, Celine Dion, Black Eyed Peas, Richard Marx, Gloria Estefan, Charlie Puth & Madonna
-Classical Music (Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin)
-A.R. Rahman, KK

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A Year with Up With People -
Up with People (UWP) is an educational organization whose mission is to inspire young people to make a difference in their world. UWP works to break down cultural barriers and create global understanding through volunteer service and a musical show.
Each group, called a cast, after training in Denver (it was in Tucson, Arizona during my era) , travels to nearly 20 communities across two or three continents, per semester, spending about one week in each community. Each week, they live with a local host family, participate in service projects, learn about different cultures through educational workshops, and perform in Up with People’s musical stage production.
Founded: 1965
Headquarters: Denver (Colorado, US) - previously located in Tucson (Arizona, US)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have travelled 36% of the world - 50 different countries and regions, 400+ places, and stayed with 120 local families (as of September 2018)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States

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