Middle aged (now) male, of Indian descent, love meeting people and making friends. Am a sales and marketing professional from the light engineering industry, with an international business background, enjoy my food, drink, music and quite the adrenaline junkie craving for my fixes of adventure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Make friends from other lands, history, architecture, cultures, cuisines and learn.
Allows an opportunity to interact with someone from a particular area and get a hands-on upfront and honest point of view on what's to see/experience in the place, rather than a touristy hotel that is driven purely on a commercial basis.

Interests

Love travelling, seeing places with history, architecture, culture, wildlife, nature - enjoy hiking and trekking, photography, meeting people, learning about local sights, foods, cuisines, culture and so on.

• wildlife
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• sports
• business
• engineering
• history
• trekking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Rock/rock-n-roll, jazz, western classical, Indian classical genres
(eternal favourites are Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Lynnrd Skynnrd, Scorpions, AC/DC, Beethoven, Mozart, Johann Strauss, Vivaldi)
Movies : Classics, Thrillers, Adventure, Romance, Espionage.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had a live interaction with a cheetah and some lion cubs in South Africa - was one of the most amazing feelings ever!
A back flip on a jet ski in the Indian Ocean off Mombasa - happened by itself, aided by a big wave as I tried to ride up it and my good luck that I landed on the jet ski, and not the other way round!

Teach, Learn, Share

Am an impromptu cook (won't rate myself a chef), but am known to turn out very good salads and light dishes, especially with meats.
Love wild life and have some experiences myself, not to mention travel experiences from the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

What I Can Share with Hosts

At the age of 45, it is all about the pleasure of sharing experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

India