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Overview

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  • Fluent in Bengali, Bangla, English, French, Hindi, Japanese; learning French
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2018
  • Assistant Professor. Research scholar.
  • M.A. (English), M.Phil, Ph.D.
  • From Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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About Me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share my love for travel with like minded people, to know more about different cultures and languages .
I had Backpacked last month and since then I'm a big fan of Couchsurfing. The experience at a hotel can undoubtedly be more relaxing and secure, but that's the thing I don't particularly like, the certainty, that you leave from point A to B and that's it, no additional value added to your person, no new people met, new challenges, because everything had been set from before. Therefore, I wanted to try something new and authentic via Couchsurfing. Lived experience is important and when you spend time with locals, I believe that you get to know more about the place, culture, people, landscapes and get to soak in the beauty of an immersive experience. CS has so far helped me in connecting with wonderful people all over the world and I'm sure I will get to know more kind , creative, carefree souls in the future!

Insta ID: travel_planology

Interests

  • books
  • photography
  • dancing
  • painting
  • martial arts
  • travelling
  • trekking
  • adventure sports

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving in Andaman was an out of the world experience when a non-swimmer fell in love with the ocean in 2014 and started taking swimming lessons quite seriously! Travel changes our worldview and makes us experience amazing things every single day!

Fencing in Thailand has been quite an interesting experience.

Tried para sailing and other adventure sports in Goa during my last solo trip to Goa in 2022 and that enkindled my desire to learn adventure sports and now, I happen to be a certified paragliding pilot. Travel has been rewarding in ways more than one.

Leading trek groups in and around Sikkim, North Bengal, Uttarakhand and Himachal have been satisfying experiences, to say the least. I believe, "pahad ishq hai aur baaki sab kuchh sirf aur sirf moh maaya hai". For the sheer love of mountains, I have shifted to Uttarakhand in 2023 and I keep falling in love with the rolling mountains, surreal sunsets, serene landscapes, kind souls every single day!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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