ABOUT ME
We are creative people. Pavan is a 3d designer and animator, making guitars, interiors, furnitures, painting, sketching and drawing. Olga is a singer, a graphic designer and a teacher by profession. We are straightforward, friendly and fun loving.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Pavan: I like meeting people from different walks of life, to learn from them and exchange experiences and skills.
Olga: I was an active member on CS for couple of years before I met him and now it's our mutual hobby - we are hosting different people from everywhere in the world and want to travel together everywhere we haven't been.

Interests

We have many hobbies like fishing, tourism, dancing, watching good movies, gardening, music jam sessions.

• fish
• arts
• singing
• design
• graphic design
• sketching
• dancing
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• fishing
• scuba diving
• paragliding
• teaching
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Pavan: I like to watch russian war movies, or any good movies from all over the world, especially by Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Tarkovsky, Fellini.
From music fields I prefer blues,reggae, soul and funk. My favorites are Santana, Buddy Guy, JJ Cale, Jeff Beck, Joss Stone, Rolling Stones. My currant favorite is Olga Andreeva.))

Olga: I am a professional musician, so I have a big list of different artists, i like to listen to. Mostly they are singers with strong voices and personality. Cecilia Bartoli, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Jane Monheit, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Flora Purim, Frank Sinatra, Lara Fabian, Barbra Streisand, Incognito, Josh Groban, Bobby McFerrin, Bruno Pelletier, Patricia Kaas, Christina Aguilera, Cher, Toni Braxton, Joss Stone. I like latin music, especially tango (Astor Piazzola).
As for the movies - any smart movie, musicals. I enjoy watching movies two times a week at least. My favorite are Forrest Gump, Amelie, Life is a Miracle, The 5th element, Deadman, Bulesque, Moulene Rouge, Tiffany's breakfast.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pavan:
- 9 days driving from Delhi to Burma via Kathmandu, around 2000 km across the Himalayas
- watching my movie premier in Hollywood
- witnessed a UFO phenomenon while fishing at night.

Olga:
- paragliding in Manali (Himalayas)
- diving in Egypt
- accidental catching of puffer fish on Sri Lanka (luckily I through it back into the lake as it was too small to eat, but later I discovered that it is 1200 more poisonous than cyanide and can kill 40 men)
- I was impressed to see Paris from Eiffel Tower
- Taj Mahal in Agra
- singing in front of thousands of people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, Dancing, Language, Drawing, Art

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life experiences, good laugh and humour

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, India, Russian Federation