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.

Work: I have a true passion for economics, development work, and film: I also am a travel youtuber (Paul Dilla is my youtube channel), where I’ve gone to some of the most remote parts of the globe - indigenous areas, ethnic enclaves, and small towns. I’ve been all over Latin America, parts of Africa, and a little bit of the Middle East.

I’ve been working remote the past 5 years and have been on the move every few weeks.

*Currently in Miami until January 11th*

IG: eat_the_immigrant

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn about different cultures. 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, 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 was a travel youtuber for over 2 years and can teach you the ins and outs of filming, editing, social media

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