CURRENT MISSION

Go for launch!

ABOUT ME

I'm a fun loving person. I'm always open to trying out new things (which is how I started couch-surfing). At this point of time, I find myself shooting for my PhD in aerospace engineering- that's something that hasn't stopped fascinating me for a long, long time now.
I like meeting new people and sharing stories and conversation.

As far as my travels go, I love adventure travel, although I like places steeped in culture and history about the same. Between the mountains and the sea, I'd choose the mountains.

PHILOSOPHY

Respect everyone

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couch-surfed the first time in Europe, and I really love the concept. It's a great way to meet new people. At this point, I live in a very small apartment so I don't really have a lot of space to host people all the time, but I'd still like to meet fellow couch-surfers in the area.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch-surfed in France with a very gracious host who showed us around town as well and made us (a friend of mine and I) feel at home. Big fan of the process!

I've hosted a few people at my place since and it has always been a fun experience.

Interests

Hiking, reading, listening to music, watching movies, writing.

• culture
• writing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• hunting
• surfing
• scuba diving
• engineering
• history
• adventure travel
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Pretty wide choice of movies, really. When I'm tired, I like to watch stuff that doesn't involve the use of my brain. Other times, I'm quite open to watching anything.

In books, I love reading about India and people's stories and perspectives on India. Salman Rushdie happens to be my favorite author. I also enjoy reading travelogues.

I'd like to think I listen to a fairly wide range in music, but I can get rather picky from time to time. Talk to me about the following artists/bands and I will have a lot (of good things) to say: Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond, Contemporary Jazz Sextet.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

June 2013: Went to Central America - scuba-dived for the very first time despite my fear of open water, and then jumped on a free rope above the rainforest canopy. Fantastic experience!

May 2012 : In the last month I skydived, and I saw an annular solar eclipse sitting by a frozen lake. I thought both were awesome experiences!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bhutan, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States