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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi (Marāṭhī); learning German, Gujarati, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Real Estate/Architecture/Business
  • B.Arch (my architecture degree from Pune, India) MBA from...
  • From Pune, India
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I have a internship in Downtown LA in the summer - can't afford to live by my self. but would appreciate a couch! and happy to pay too!

ABOUT ME

I think that the world is full of opportunities, but only the ones that you uncover yourselves. My formal education has been exciting, and has opened my eyes to a lot of things. But I feel like the interesting people I've met in my life so far have been the most important in terms of shaping my view of the world. By opening myself up to different ideas and different schools of thought, I feel like I have been good at avoiding a myopic view of the world that I know would be so debilitating in the quest to fully explore and experience a full life.

I love the outdoors - I've been climbing in the Himalayas, Alps, the Rockies and the Western Ghats. In college I used to regularly go White Water Rafting in the Ganga - loved it. I ride a motorcycle - I honestly believe it has a personality of its own.

I'm doing my MBA right now and want to get into Real Estate - yeah - the big stuff. There's nothing I like more than to see a building or a project that you've been working on come to life; it's addictive almost.

I also love woodwork. I find working in the woodshop therapeutic, almost.

I love to party. I used to do this a lot more often in high school and college, but I like nothing better than to go out and have a good time. You've got to have good company though, right?

PHILOSOPHY

Never Postpone Happiness

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't couch surfed too much - I usually stay with friends. But I did couch surf a bit in England. Also in New York one time in Austin, TX. Its been good experiences, mostly.

I loved how even though people are so different, they're really just the same.

Interests

Hearing stories about people's lives - I feel like I learn so much.

  • education
  • partying
  • woodworking
  • outdoor activities
  • rock climbing
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a indiscriminate listner of music. That doesn't mean I don't have a taste in music, I just have a hard time categorizing what I like. It changes more often than I can keep a track of.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

jumped off a cliff into the freezing cold Ganges - climbed a 17000 ft summit in the Himalayas - pretended to speak chinese for a whole week and confused the hell out of a group of friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, India, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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