CURRENT MISSION

Philoxenia, expression of love and friendship towards strangers, was central to the ethos of the ancient Greeks. During this time, the stranger would be welcomed and offered shelter, food and a bath before being asked many questions by the host . This was reinforced by the belief that the stranger might be one of the gods travelling in disguise as a test. India shares the same concept. The Sanskrit words "Atithi devo bhava" means the guest is equivalent to a god. In spite living outside for a decade, I am still Indian by heart. So, if I ask lot of questions, it doesn't mean, I am searching for gods in disguise, rather searching for friends for life .

ABOUT ME

I am working in intersection between computer science, physics and finance to decipher algorithmic interaction in stock market. In short, I am wondering in terabytes of data to bring out some meaning and make company rich.

I am fun loving person and love to enjoy good company. I enjoy listening to life stories, as it tell more about the kind of people you are. I am not that open, but don't mind mending with people once there is connect. I enjoy deep, but logical conversion about the meaning of existence by exploring childhood, upbringing, insecurities, love, fears and flaws. In short, If you are person with depth, speaks your heart out and emotionally twisted, I will love you! "what's up", "how you doing" people freaks me out.

PHILOSOPHY

Pay It Forward...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With this I want to know much about culture, people and make some lifelong friends. Most of people I met through this journey has remained big part of my life over the years.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I supported this cause, but now I am trying to help surfers with my own capacity. Essence of couchsurfing lies on beauty of guest/host spending quality time. Please drop a line how you want to spend time with me.

Interests

Movies, Reading, Traveling, Making new friends, Authenticate local cuisines (eating only!) ..and list goes on. For past some years, I got into tasting local cheese, chocolates or something authentic from every part of the world. I would be more than happy to taste strong/mild/good cheese/chocolates from your place, so do surprise me :D I would be really thankful for the same and will let you to taste some of my collections.

• culture
• folklore
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Schindler's List (1993)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Pather Panchali (1955)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Eating red ant chutney :)
Drinking vodka with Russian police officers, who took us for drinking late night in public place.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have traveled lots of places with objective to learn more about people, culture , tradition and endless lifetime stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share anything and everything I know . Over the years, I learned art of making some good food, so, I might return the favor, if you cook something authentic from your place.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, China, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Italy, Russian Federation, Singapore, United States