I am a very normal graduate student (read sleep deprived, procrastinating and hopeless). I like to travel and explore new experiences. Although an introvert (as my professor says), I enjoy having conversations with people. Things I haven't done yet : skydiving, bungee jumping, scuba diving and having peanut butter. Things I have done: cook for 100 people, present a paper in a conference,

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been hearing about couchsurfing for a while but haven't really tried it. Now that I have my own room in Vancouver (damn expensive city), I thought I could host some cool people as well as find a couch during my tons of travel plans in the coming years.

Interests

• music
• hiking
• food
• reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music:
1. Eric Clapton
2. Queen
3. AR Rahman
4. Zubeen Garg (you probably haven't heard him, contact me for recommendations)

Favorite movie:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Schindler's List
3. Rang De Basanti

Favorite Books:
1. The Alchemist
2. All Khaleid Hosseini books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I almost slept for 18 hours straight (the goal was 24 hours)!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share interesting discussions on different places and also a lot on disaster risk mitigation (that's what I work on everyday). Also good vibes (if that counts!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, United States