CURRENT MISSION

To be curious again

ABOUT ME

I like getting lost.

I like being a local or a tourist.

I like to talk and have been called friendly.

I love being and American of Indian origin living in India... its a best of all worlds scenario.

I run a startup but do a lot of things on the side like play trombone in a funk/boogie band, compete with the Delhi Ultimate Frisbee team, logo and other graphic design, and write articles and blogs for various groups across the world.

One day i want to make people as happy as Pixar does.

I'll eat anything at least twice. Once to try, and second because everything deserves a second chance.

I don't make much but live a richer life than I could have ever imagined and recognize and appreciate this every day.

PHILOSOPHY

I like to keep it exciting... all of it... to a point of stress and fear. Have the rest of our lives to be content.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Starting to host more now that finally, after almost 4 years, i am comfortably living in an apartment for an extended period of time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed throughout Australia a bunch and me people at meetups and events in Australia, US, Denmark, and India.

Interests

Sports: Football (american), Ultimate Frisbee
Activities: Scuba Diving, Snowboarding, Making Videos (gopro all day), Photography, Crafts/Woodwork, Surfing
Other: User Experience/Web Design, Guitar/Drums/Trombone, Music in general (obsessed with spotify)

Current Goals:
Do a backflip (off a tree counts)
Hitchhike

• design
• graphic design
• photography
• mardi gras
• dining
• running
• walking
• partying
• crafts
• woodworking
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• drums
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• sports
• soccer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My Mardi Gras ( in New Orleans) story:
I lived in Louisiana for a year and had been to New Orleans maybe 10 times before attending my first Mardi Gras. For those that dont know, Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a 5 day outrageous party (google it to full understand). New Orleans is famous for, aside for sin and food, music and you will often find brass bands on the streets rockin some new or old school jazz. Well I was a trombone player for 8 years and always dreamed of playing on Bourbon st.
Well at 1am on saturday night during Mardi Gras that dream came true. I was walking back from Frenchman st (about 1mile) with a bunch of college football players (aka big dudes). When we reached bourbon we had become the best of drunken buddies and ran into a brass band about to start its walk down bourbon. I begged the trombone player to let me borrow the horn. He finally agreed thinking nothing of it. Immediately i started playing this swing lick i loved and he is shocked and starts cheering me along, the tuba player comes over and plays along with me. The football players are going nuts and decide to pick me up on their shoulders (im not a small guy) and carry me down bourbon while i played.
then we all had jager bombs...it was glorious.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some niche skills with graphic design and the principles of human computer interaction. More than willing to help someone develop their digital self.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, India, Mexico, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, United States