I'm a fun loving and talkative Indian woman, have a 3yo daughter.. We recently became Vegans.. After an MBA from the top institute in India (IIMA), my husband decided to quit his high paying corporate job as he's not motivated by money, figured out research/teaching is his calling, enrolled in a PhD program and thus happened our move to the US which was never in the plan (though we dated for 6+yrs and I wanted to be only in India after marriage).

Note - Copy paste requests and people with not good profile/ no references will be declined. Address with the beautiful name my parents have given me. No Hey/Hi/Hello. I hope those who are sending me requests have read my profile fully..

After a few years of not doing anything with Couchsurfing - busy having a baby - now I would love to host from time to time. We need to make sure it’s a good fit for us though, so please understand if we choose not to host you. I am still trying to get my introvert husband on board with all of this 😀

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Easy way of staying connected and travel around the world. Also, I would like to host ppl frm other countries. Being at home, it will help me know more about other cultures and vicariously experience their travels..

During my first CS experience in Germany, there were other surfers from Russia and Finland. We were staying at an apartment of a French guy. We were people from 5 different nationalities! I never expected that.. had an amazing time and cooked an Indian dinner for all.. That gave me the courage and confidence to trust in people and now i want to try out more of CS.. Besides, staying with a native will give a wholesome experience of the travel especially during solo travel.. Again, I was part of a potluck in Hamburg with ppl frm 7 different countries (when I stayed at a German-US couple's place)..

We hosted a single mom from Sweden travelling with a 4yr old kid in India and we got connected really well..

Loved my Europe and India CS experience.. Continuing in US with lesser frequency. Open to host from September 2022.

Interests

- Running (have done 2 half marathon, on a break after a 3rd degree ligament tear which extended into pregnancy and later)
- Doing Yoga at home (not regular now)
- Playing Veena (South Indian classical instrument)
- Cooking (Vegetarian dishes)
- Reading books

• environment
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Karnatic music (South Indian classical music). I listen to Bollywood and English albums as well..

Off late into Self help books and Business books, Thriller
- Harry Potter (of course!)
- God Father
- Dan Brown's first 4 novels
- Thousand splendid sons by Khaleid Hosseini
- The Goal
- HBR's 10 must read on managing oneself
- Predictably Irrational
- Gone girl
- The Whole Brain Child
- Maria Montessori's books
Reading challenge completed 15/15 completed for 2021..

Movies quite a lot....
*Tamil: Anbe sivam, Mozhi, Dasavatharam, Basha
* Telugu: Happy days, Baahubali
*Kannada: Kirik party (first movie I watched in cimena and alone!)
*Hindi : Kuch kuch hota hai, K3G, Dhoom 2 (I'm a big Hrithik fan), Jab we Met (a lot of ppl told me, Kareena reminded them of me - definitely not in size)
*English: Shawshank Redemption, Dark knight, Fight club, Forrest Gump, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, Before Sunrise, LOTR...
*TV series: Freinds, BBT, Suits, GoT
*German: Das leben den anderen, Heidi
*French - Amilie, Les Intouchables

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Getting married to the love of my life
- Living in Germany; skydiving in Berlin!!!!!
- Travelling to 10 European countries and 25+ cities in 6 months while working full time..
- There are many more! Host me or come to my home to know more :) :P

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning new languages;
I like to share about my country's history, culture, the places I've visited and experiences I've had, etc..

What I Can Share with Hosts

A comfortable couch to sleep, friendly environment and one of the best localities in Philly.. Private room with a Queen size bed. Common bathroom.

No last minute request. You need to send well in advance (2-3 weeks) and once accepted it should not be cancelled as I would ve changed my plans for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India