ABOUT ME

I am born and raised in Northern California and I have lived in Switzerland, Argentina, Philadelphia, Boston, and Connecticut. I work in Medicine presently but am also very passionate about health and wellness and cooking! I write a Jain food blog called Pinki's Palate.

I am an avid traveler and love to meet people from other cultures! My parents are from India, but I have grown up in the U.S. Growing up with two different cultures, I have always been interested in building international friendships and understanding.

I enjoy meaningful conversation, living with spontaneity, traversing the outdoors, surfing, spending time at hipster coffee shops. I place a high value on fitness and health. Some of the activities I enjoy are monkeying around with some acroyoga, slacklining, diving, Brazilian zouk, and gymnastics. I enjoy photography, dancing, second-hand shopping, meditation, journaling, and keeping up my food blog (www.pinkispalate.com)

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live. Ahimsa.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed in Iceland and in Norway with some amazing people and hope to provide a warm experience to those I host as well. They were incredibly generous and helpful and contributed to some of the most memorable moments of our trip!

Interests

Vegetarian & Vegan cooking. Photography. Adventure. Travel. Fashion Designing. Emergency Medicine. Hiking. Climbing. Diving. Gymnastics. Backpacking. Outdoors. Camping. Blogging. Service work.

• fashion
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• vegetarian
• vegan
• fitness
• yoga
• zumba
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• drawing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• snowshoeing
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• medicine
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: When Breath Becomes Air
Show: Modern Family
Music: First Aid Kit, Lord Huron, Ed Sheeran, Empire of the Sun, Vok, The Middle East, Blind Pilot, Foster the People, Vance Joy, CHVRCHES, The Paper Kites, Echosmith, Message to Bears, Thievery Corporation.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Backmountain snowshoeing and snowboarding in Montreux, Switzerland
-Trekking on glaciers in El Calafate
-Hiking Los Tres Lagos in El Chalten
-Getting stranded in Monte Carlo
-Eco Yoga Park in Buenos Aires
-Feeding tigers and holding baby lions at the Luhan Zoo
-Floating in the Dead Sea
-Driving the ring road of Iceland (around the whole country!) in just 6 days
-Sleeping in a car for 2 weeks road trip in Norway
-Spending one night homeless in Bergen after not being able to get into a hostel (quite a funny story actually!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to cook healthy vegan meals, dancing Brazilian zouk
Would love to share our best travel stories over a delicious meal.
I want to learn some words in your language & about your favorite things to do in the city!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Vegan meals and positive vibes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Fiji, France, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, India, Switzerland, United States