"Explore, dream, discover" - Mark Twain.

In a nutshell - An eternal optimist, dreamer, wannabe photographer and avid traveller.

To start with, my friends describe me as a helpful nice bloke with a good sense of humour and someone who is fun to hang out with. I enjoy living a simple and jovial life and believe that a healthy dose of laughter keeps most worries miles away!

I graduated with an engineering degree and also hold a masters (MBA) in marketing. I work as a marketer for a fortune 500 company. In my spare time / over weekends, I enjoy travelling, photography, long drives and read interesting books / articles.

Owing to my academic / professional stints in different cities of India, I have been exposed to a multi-cultural living and have a circle of friends from across India. Despite all the madness and euphoria around, I stay grounded to the realities of life.

Being a die-hard optimist, I strongly believe in Dharma and Karma – what goes around, comes around too. Enjoy being surrounded by positivity and love spreading cheers all around.

Facebook / Linkedin id - Raghurama Veeranna

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and explore different cultures, mindsets, perspectives and experience the world.

Wouldn't it be very interesting to learn about the different approaches to make the journey of life simple and live it to the fullest and in the process meet new People, discover new Places and make new Plans / alter them to reach one's own goals. This is what makes me travel and it's the same passion that makes me be on CS and host fellow travelers!

'Carpe diem' and yes all of us would just wanna live fullest and as the phrase goes - 'Vini, vidi, vici'.

Interests

Longdrives, photography, travel, reading.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Metallica, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd and Eagles.

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Cast Away, Forrest Gump. Notting Hill, The girl next door, You have got mail, The Godfather.
Big fan of Amitabh Bachhan - the living legend and Aamir Khan! (Bollywood movies)

Books: The Fountain head, Atlas shrugged, The Godfather, Shantaram, Shiva triology, Kane & Able, The Prodigal Daughter, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Bike trip in Ladakh, Himalayas - biking on top of the world at Khardungla, which is the third highest motorable road in the world.

2. Catching awesome sunset at Gokarna, Karnataka.

3. Visiting Rajasthan with a bunch of 10 guys on a shoe string budget during college days and still managing to visit the land of Rajas like a King!

4. Solo trip to Europe discovering its beauty and the warmth of the people there.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to share and listen about the enthralling journey called life, where travel is just a small subset.

Discuss about topics as serious as world affairs including religion, politics, love and or as interesting as food, culture, movies or even as thrilling as travel hacks and stories encountered during travel escapades or just as lame and boring as work! ;)

Also wouldn't mind just chilling out over a cuppa or beer or shaking a leg or two to some desi music!

What I Can Share with Hosts

1. Conversations - Some nice and interesting travel stories encountered during the journey of life /& as a traveler.

2. Company - Good company to go around in their own city or town and show me the best of what their has to offer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India