I'm a reluctant extrovert. Perpetually waiting for ice to break ;)

Human Body. Old Soul. Monk's Mind. Nomadic Heart.

I am back on the road to explore East and Southeast Asia after a sabbatical due to my surgery!

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, Humility is thinking of yourself less"
"Life is bigger than Success "

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।

I am a Solo Budget Traveler and Author-In-Progress. I have traveled solo through Central Asia, East Africa, Western Europe, Antarctica, The Americas and India.

To read my Travel Stories: anindiantraveler.com
My Travel pictures: instagram.com/anindiantraveler

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with people

"People are way more important than places"

Interests

My interests keeps growing and evolving with new experiences. I used to be a huge Cinema buff.
I like meditating, traveling with purpose, acquiring new skills, agriculture, writing, mountains...

Seeking sense of belonging with a vision to open an Eco Hostel in the mountains or by the beach 🙂

• writing
• environment
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• blogging
• music
• agriculture
• philosophy
• volunteering
• mountains
• travel
• cinema
• trekking
• pyschology
• humility

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Chaplin, Keislowski, Kubrick, PTA, Dardenne bros, Farhadi, Ray films.
Ebert once wrote "Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels".
I like Indian music mostly.
The catcher in the rye, Kite runner, strange case of Billy Biswas, Agatha Christie's novels...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Attended Cannes film festival, Volunteer at Sundance Film Festival. My Travels to Central Asia and East Africa. Spent more than 5 months of Quarantine in Colombia. Lived a monk's life for 10 days. A month-long mountaineering course in the Indian Himalayas. Volunteer experiences in South India. My travels to Himalayan States in India. Jumped in the cold waters of Antarctica. Lost my way and slept in the Amazon Jungle.

Teach, Learn, Share

Once a student, always a student.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My thoughts and ideas. Indian food.

We can do Yoga and Meditate together If you are interested.

I can teach you phrases in Hindi(3rd most spoken language in the world)

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India