I left my job at my hospital in New York City a few weeks ago so I can travel the world for the next 6 months! (Updated September 2021)

I was born in Boston, USA and spent the first 18 years of my life in this awesome city. After that, I moved to the bright lights of New York City to work. My parents immigrated from India to the USA so I am ethnically Indian but grew up and spent my entire life in the United States.

I have a true passion for nonprofit work: poverty alleviation, healthcare, economics, and different ways of thinking

**I am fully vaccinated (had both of my COVID vaccines)**

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My goal in traveling is to dive very deep into cultures, both traditional and modern, to gain a greater understanding of how people think. I do enjoy more "off the beaten path" styles of travel where we explore and have spontaneous adventures together.

I also have a goal where anytime I visit any major city, I have to visit every neighborhood within it to fully understand the city, from the richest to the poorest, etc.

Interests

human behavior, neuroscience, graffati art, medicine, poverty economics...and of course, traveling

• arts
• dining
• traveling
• socializing
• economics
• medicine
• neuroscience
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Hip Hop (both old and new school) and Jazz. Tyler the Creator, Wolfgang, Pete Rock, King Geedorah, Camp Lo, Madvillain, J Dilla, Madlib, Slum Village, MF Doom, Illa J, Onra, Jazz Liberatorz

Movies - Wolf of Wall Street, Office Space, Jurassic Park, James and the Giant Peach

Books - Poor Economics, Narconomics, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Other Side of Normal, The Power of Habits, Traffic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Explored the Wild West of Oaxaca (Santiago Pinotepa, Putla de Guerrero, etc.). One of the few Americans to ever explore this area

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - I've played ultimate frisbee for over 10 years, I can teach you how to throw a frisbee really well

Learn - Tell me about the local issues, local news sources, local food spots, local neighborhoods, and anything else that would allow me to understand the perspective of life that you have....I want to stay away from the touristy things

Share - I can share with you my stories/pictures from all of my travels

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything related to culture in the United States

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States