Varshana Goswami's Photo

Partially Verified

  • Payment verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Accepting Guests

  • 70% response rate
  • Last login about 16 hours ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Varshana’s full profile.

Overview

  • 55 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Bengali, Bangla, English, Hindi; learning French, Hebrew (modern), Spanish
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2018
  • PhD Research Fellow in Health Economics
  • Master of Science in Biostatistics
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

I'm always open to meeting people passing through and could also host but please read the My Home section and make sure your request is not generic. I cannot stress this enough - couchsurfing is not about a free hotel, it's about the company and conversations. Thanks!

/*______________________________________________*/

Hi!
I'm Varshana from Calcutta, India, currently a PhD student, based in Manchester, England.

I'm fairly new to the UK and excited to be travelling this part of the world! I'm easy, curious and open-minded, and enjoy meeting interesting people! I don't like to have plans, when am travelling or otherwise, so I am rather open to ideas!

I love small towns for their warmth and am always yearning to be closer to nature! I look up cemeteries in every new place that I am. I enjoy photography a lot and have finally got my hands on a real camera since July'22. My Instagram (@varshanagoswami) is where I collect them.

I also feel quite connected to animals in general and dearly miss my dogs back home! I think I am a minimalistic carefree person but hold strong opinions about causes I care for.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉 🙂
(I am all in favour of being friends despite disagreements, but I cannot host or be in the company of genocide condoners, so please bear that in mind before you request)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it's sheer brilliance.
It has changed my idea of travelling and given me unforgettable memories! I almost always travel alone, but I'm never alone, thanks to the Couchsurfing community!

Interests

  • dogs
  • literature
  • poetry
  • photography
  • lgbt rights
  • cooking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • painting
  • hiking
  • economics
  • languages
  • statistics
  • hitchhiking
  • nature
  • travels
  • feminism
  • trains
  • animal rescue

Music, Movies, and Books

I am really fond of films. Some of my favourites include City of God, Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri, Full Metal Jacket, The Green Book, Hunt for the Wilderpeople!

I like listening to classical rock. Some old favourites are Dylan, Cohen, Elvis, Denver, Cat Stevens, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Sinatra, Joan Baez, Louis Armstrong .. I could go on!

I like Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence and Khaled Hosseini's And The Mountains Echoed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking on freight trains in India

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of stories, language and cultural exchange, cooking and sharing a drink!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bhutan, England, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India

Join Couchsurfing to see Varshana’s full profile.

My Groups