CURRENT MISSION

Travel all of Europe , Learn Spanish, Acquire a Pilot's License, Run 30 Marathons before i'm 30.

ABOUT ME

I was born in Bangalore, India and grew up in the same city all my life. Completed my Bachelor of Engineering too in Bangalore. Been travelling since a young age with parents/cousins.

Been a Scout for 4 years (Scouts & Guides Movement) , a Sergeant in the NCC (National Cadet Corps) of India for 2 years and was selected a Pilot in the Indian Air Force ( Rejected in the Medicals )

Needed a change in my life, hence the move to Germany to experience a new culture and meet new people ( attaining a Master's Degree on the way :) in Automotive Production ).

Wanted to travel a lot, so worked in Subway after university to earn some extra money . Currently, an Intern at Schaeffler Technologies.

PHILOSOPHY

Time Flies - live your dreams and don't put off things for the future.

Never be serious, take life in it's stride through all the ups and downs.

Always have a goal in life , no matter how small, which will keep you motivated.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just for the opportunity to get to a know a person by staying with him/her for however short a time across the world. Learn new things from them and grow in life.

Meeting a stranger and opening up to them is one of the most WEIRD and yet SATISFYING things I've experienced.

Interests

Yoga, Flying, History , Animals , Violin, Beer, Ganja, Military, Basketball, Swimming, Football, Badminton, Running, Cycling, Mountains, Hiking , Trekking , Camping, Snowboarding, Dark Chocolate, Singing , Cooking , Red Wine, Street Magic, Photography, Salsa, Blues.

Music, Movies, and Books

Above & Beyond, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Manish Shreshta, EDM, Reggaeton, Sonu Nigam, Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Taylor Davis, AR Rahman, Thaikkudum Bridge, Ghulam Ali, BevarSea, Coldplay, The Corrs, Black Sabbath, Passenger, Ellie Goulding, Daddy Yankee, Gun's & Roses, Motherjane, The Doors.

Scent of a Woman, The Glory Road, Remember the Titans, Gangs of Wasseypur, Django Unchained, Rang De Basanti, Psycho, Legends of the Fall, Ace Ventura, Dil Chahtha Hai, The Godfather, Insomnia, Swades, Exam , Fighter, The Lone Ranger, A Wednesday, Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver.

Game of Thrones, Without Fear "The Life & Trial of Bhagat Singh", The Godfather, Nothing Lasts Forever, The Bourne Identity, Scarecrow, The Surgeon, Along Came a Spider, Famous Five, Harry Potter, If Tomorrow Comes, Sherlock Holmes and a 100 more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving & seeing a dolphin - Murdeshwara, India
Snorkelling - Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Snowboarding for the first time - Nassfeld, Austria
White Water Rafting - Dandeli, India
Trekking - Zugspitze, Germany
Metallica Concert - Bangalore, India

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach Yoga with Breathing Exercises, Basketball, Badminton, Basics of Photography.

Want to learn the Violin , Salsa and Spanish.

Basically share my time and home :) and if you're interested

- Go for a Run
- Hiking / Camping
- Indian Food

What I Can Share with Hosts

Give you a tour of Erlangen and Bavaria, hiking and camping in the Fränkische Schweiz region. Lot of trails to have a good run , explore the Bavarian countryside on a bike, beer tasting / visit to some Breweries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India