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. Thanks!

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Hi!
I'm Varshana from Calcutta, India, currently a final year PhD student (therefore, very caught up most of the time), based in Manchester, England.

I've been in the UK for about 3 years now but still 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, as long as the disagreement is limited to dinner plans and does not extend to genocides - so please do 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, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India