CURRENT MISSION

Be a constant learner in the school of life

ABOUT ME

Umang : an unpredictable bundle of energy and joy.I love meeting people and discussing any topic under the sun with them.Chilling out without an agenda is something I look forward to doing everyday.
I am random, lazy, instinctive,adjusting,compassionate,loving and I love road trips,camping,trekking,having uncontrollable bouts of laughter,dogs,tennis,swimming,food, ....

Shivani: I love to laugh with friends and love to spread laughter. I love to be close to nature especially at dusk when the day comes to an end and all the birds are chirping away to glory. I believe that meeting people while traveling enriches one to a large extent and those become some of the most memorable moments of the travel. Becoming a mother is one of the most enriching and loving experiences I have ever had.

Sara: Our daughter Sara is about 4 years old and is very excited with the prospect of having couch surfing guests over. She is shy but very playful and she expects the guests to play with her, so it will be great if you try to spend some time with her. Once you break the ice with her, she is a lot of fun. In order to filter out random requests and show that you have read our profile, please include "Sara, we look forward to play with you" in your request.

Both of us are nature lovers and love being outdoors.We have been married for 7 years and know each other for 12 years now.We are very different,yet very similar ....

PHILOSOPHY

Life is not about a set of tasks you set out to finish.
Stop focusing on doing,start focusing on living.
Money can buy comfort,not happiness.
Go out and explore.
Simplicity,compassion
More when we meet ...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing has made the world a much smaller place.I believe that it is the best way to travel as you get a chance to mingle with the local people and go places where you wouldn't go otherwise.The warmth in the CS community is amazing.I have heaps of positive surfing experiences during my visits to Australia and New Zealand.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing experience to-date has been superb.I was apprehensive to start with,but over time and some hosting experiences,I have taken to the concept well.Now,its more like,come stay for as long as you want,stay like house-mates,feel free to ask for anything.I look forward to the same whenever i surf.

Hosted Zsofi (Spain) September 11
Hosted Laura&Matti(New Zealand) August 11
Hosted Neil(UK) for a few days (May 11)
Hosted Clay&Shannon(Colorado) for a day(dec 08)
Hosted Jamie&Bonnie(New York) for 6 days(oct 08)
Hosted Aymeric&Morgane(France) for 6 days(aug 08)
Hosted Andrew(Indonesia) for 8 days(april 08)

Surfed with Annie&Ted near Hokitika,New Zealand(mar 09)
Surfed with Mike&Jody in Queenstown,New Zealand(mar 09)
Surfed with Duncan&Gina in Christchuch,New Zealand(mar 09)
Surfed with Karena&Jill in Marlborough Sounds,New Zealand(mar 09)
Surfed with Craig in Auckland,New Zealand(mar 09)
Surfed with Nathan in Melbourne,Australia(feb 09)
Surfed with Andrew&Pe in Brisbane,Australia(feb 09)
Surfed with Nirmal in Ludhiana,India(may 09)
Surfed with Sami in Srinagar,India(june 09)
Surfed with Narinderjit in Amritsar,India(june 09)
Surfed with Ujjwal in Ahmedabad,India(may 09)
Surfed with Clinton in Goa,India (may 09)

Continue to meet fellow CSers at CS meets

Interests

trekking and camping, Photography,music,movies,wildlife,Computer Science, Tennis,Yoga

Music, Movies, and Books

music-radiohead,neutral milk hotel,national, death cab for cutie, nick drake, beck,postal service,spoon,of montreal,the notwist,pavement,belle and sebastian,modest mouse,dave matthews band,the new pornographers,interpol,sunset rubdown,the notwist,the decemberists,jonny lang,the national,rem,xavier rudd, indian ocean.
we are not limited to the above though,i like my psy trance,hip hop and chill out/ambient music as well.

movies-hotel rwanda,schinders list,saving private ryan,
lord of the rings,the color of paradise,hero,into the wild,motorcycle diaries,El Laberinto del Fauno,the shawshank redemption,fight club,before sunrise,the dark knight and so many more

books-to kill a mocking bird,the hungry tide,the little prince,zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance,three cups of tea,Eat Pray Love

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bringing up our daughter
Camping in the most peaceful and most beautiful places in the
Himalayas on our treks to Kugti Pass and Kuari Pass
7000 km road trip along the east coast of australia
Camping near the beautiful Lake Heron in New Zealand
Solo Road trip by Umang 1700 kms to Ladakh,Kashmir
Solo trip by Shivani to volunteer for reforestation in the amazing "Sadhana Forest" near Pondicherry,India
driving to a snowing sela lake at sela pass(14000 ft) in arunachal pradesh
tracking a white rhino on foot in kruger,south africa
climbing up table mountain in cape town,south africa and seeing the ocean from the top
watching the royal bengal tiger up close in the wild in corbett

Teach, Learn, Share

We would love to share the way to cook Indian meals,
Shivani loves to do Yoga and would be happy to share how to do yoga and ofcourse she would love to teach you dance steps of bollywood movies :-)
how to drive without heart attacks on indian roads
music from the indian sub-continent

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Germany, India, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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