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Overview

  • 15 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Gujarati, Sinhala, Sinhalese, Urdu
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • I work in an advertising agency in Colombo
  • Completed MBA.
  • From Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Experience life and all the best that it has to offer

ABOUT ME

As much as i I love to travel, i love to deeply experience a destination. I don't believe that you have to travel more to enjoy life. You just have to travel better. In-fact the best travel experiences are when i can feel like a local where ever in the world I go to. Some of my favourite experiences include a week of organic farming in the French countryside, living with locals in rural Rajesthan, spending a day watching college football in Houston, rock climbing in China, etc. My regular jobs helps pay for my passion

I like to experience my trips as a traveler and not a tourist. And to help me keep track of where i go and what i do, I like to keep a log of all my travel experiences so as to recount them one day. I have amassed a shelf full of these journals.

I enjoy backpacking and getting to know places from a local's perspective. I am laid back and like to take things as they come. I love to cook and bake. I am hoping to cook every page of a Sri Lankan cook book in the next few months. I spend my weekends camping and developing his skills as a photographer.

I don't drink or smoke.

PHILOSOPHY

Explore your horizons and then go beyond them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to share this with as many new people as i can tell, as not many in my close circle of friends know about it. I think CS has a lot of opportunity in a country like Sri lanka which has so much to offer travelers. I am happy to share my knowledge about SL in exchange for some of your travel experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slept in tea pluckers homes, 2 days with a family of carpet weavers in an isolated village, pilgrim hostels and of course all over the world.

Interests

Curiosity about life and everything in it. Reading Terry Pratchett, Photography, drawing, exploring, eating new food. We love being lazy on weekends and watching musicals and theatre.

  • writing
  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • running
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Right now reading lots of sheldon and garfield comics. Terry Pratchett books, TV series - Dexter, Game of Thrones.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping in the dessert and travelling on a camels back for 2 days and 3 nights in Rajasthan, Scuba Diving.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel light. Take risks, Go with the flow, count your change, get everything in writing

What I Can Share with Hosts

A taste of Sri Lankan food :)
I will convince you why Sri Lanka should be your next travel destination.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sri Lanka

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