CURRENT MISSION

so much to see...so little time..

ABOUT ME

I'm a researcher studying adaptation to changing environment so yes we can debate all that. I have just returned to New Zealand after 3 years in California.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Trying out CS first hand!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Previous experiences below, now I just meet the cool people of CS for hangouts.

Couchsurfing has been amazing to me..more than the couch it is the people that have such a great impact on your travels and even your life..i cannot even imagine travelling without couchsurfing now.

Hopefully I will get out of my family home soon and be able to host people as well and do my bit for this project..till then i am happy to show people around auckland :)

Interests

boarding, climbing, beaching, snorkeling, reading, rafting, and running around in hills

Eating, sometimes cooking

I love dancing: comfortable with Latin style, or random arm waving at other types

Little musical talent to speak of but I will sing badly on/off demand.

• insects
• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• running
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• snorkeling
• sports
• rock climbing
• cartography
• languages
• science
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Avatar, Clockwork Orange, Fght Club, Mr. Magnoriums Magical Emporium, many more
Book: Song of Ice and Fire (the whole series, yes), The Lazarus Project, The Alchemist, Veronika decides to die, By River pedra I cried, The monk who sold his ferrari, Dan Brown series (xcept fr the new one), Shantaram, The Peacock Throne, The WHale Rider, Maneater of Malgudi. Sweeny Todd, Corpse Bride..pretty much all Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton;s stuff. Also love cartoon movies, like the Road to El Dorado, Up.....
Music: Pink Floyd,Iron Maiden, ACDC, Nirvana, Kidz in Space, Midnight Youth, Them Crooked vultures, classic rock and most contemporary rock..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Looks like a good place for humble brags:

Diving under nurse sharks in Australia

Night diving to see sleepy fish and bioluminescence at the bottom of the ocean: Colombia. Also manta rays as Big as a tent: Hawaii.

Watched molten volcanic flow crash into the sea

*licked a glacier*

*2am skinny dip with bioluminiscent dinoflagellates*

*dropped out of a plane to see the sun rise*

*walked across Mt. Doom and Middle Earth (LOTR), for real in NZ*

*been in two countries at once* and 3 US states at once.

*gotten lost 5 minutes to a campsite and pitched next to a potentially flooding stream*

*scared a kiwi in its native habitat*

*looked for camouflaged geckos at night with a bottle of wine*

*listened for weta mating calls in cold and dark*

*eaten roadside snails for dinner in Sitia, Crete*

*kissed a chef in firenze*

*jumped off the same bridge twice

*actually lost in Rome*

*found blue magic mushrooms*

*kayaked from island to island with jellyfish*

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach two north Indian languages/english
Would like to learn european languages
I am good to go to the national parks with..cos i know stuff!!
Also I am a certified Outdoor First Aider (NZ only) in case you get hurt.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of useless scientific facts

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Samoa, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, New Zealand, United States

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