I was born and brought up in New York City, until I went to a minimalist boarding school in rural India for 6 years (no phones, computers or TV) . Witnessing both ends - the urbanity of NYC to agrarian life of India - has really shaped my perspective. I've also lived in Champaign, IL, Palo Alto, CA and Leuven, Belgium.

In my former life, I was a software engineer and product manager at Google in NYC. I recently quit to start a company to help people build healthy habits. Read about my thought process on my blog: https://suketk.com/why-i-quit-google

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The three things I care about are relationships, experiences and making the world a better place. Couchsurfing has all three - the unique experience of staying at your home and developing a meaningful connection by learning about each other's life stories, ultimately arriving at a better understanding of the human condition.

Interests

Writing - I recently started a blog about my principles for an intentional life. https://suketk.com

Hiking - I'm doing a 30 day cross-country train trip with my dad to visit 8 national parks!

Math and computer science - Fun fact, I independently rediscovered Euler's constant in high school.

Basketball - I participate in a 125 person tournament every year. I'm also a huge fan of the NBA.

Standup comedy - Favorite comedians are Louis CK, Dave Chapelle, James Acaster, Daniel Sloss, Nate Bargatze. On my bucket list is to be a professional comedian.

Photography - Recently got into film photography using a Pentax K1000. Vintage is the way to go, they don't make stuff like they used to...

• environment
• technology
• hiking
• basketball
• computer science
• mathematics
• science
• standup comedy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was the Time Person of the Year in 2006.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Hindi, English and how to program.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Homemade Indian recipes, my unsolicited opinions about the world, help with projects, cleaning up after myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), Scotland, Spain, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India, United States