CURRENT MISSION

To love and to learn.

ABOUT ME

I'm an easygoing guy, an introvert who's currently trying to be more of an extrovert :)

I like meeting interesting people and making lasting friendships.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing gives me the opportunity to meet many interesting people, most of whom I would have never met in ordinary circumstances. I also like that CS provides the possibility of forming long lasting friendships with people from different corners of the world. The decision to open your home to complete strangers transforms an ordinary day into something extraordinary.

CS also gives me the opportunity to interact with people who live life quite differently than I do, this exposure to different lifestyles, philosophies and schools of thought gives me courage to try new things and embrace new ideas. CS has helped me greatly in broadening my outlook the last year, even though I've never surfed myself but just hosted people (though I hope to change that very soon :) ).

Interests

Photography, Music, Hiking, reading, Cinema, Swimming, Video Games.

• photography
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• movies
• video games
• reading
• music
• hiking
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, In Bruges, Eraserhead, 500 Days of Summer, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Clerks 1 and 2, Burn After Reading, The Avengers, Lore, Lola Rennt, Der Bader Meinhof Complex, Sonnenallee, Watchmen, Shaun of the Dead, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Pineapple Express, Trainspotting.... can't list all of them here :)

Music: AC/DC, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Hang Playing Hedge Monkeys, Jamiroquai, Earth, Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, Parov Stelar, Nicholas Jaar, Django Django, Jimi Hendrix, Bonobo, Franz Ferdinand

Books: P G Wodehouse (The Jeeves and Wooster series, Blandings Series), Asterix and Obelix, Tintin, R K Narayan (Malgudi Days, Swami and Friends, The Writerly Life), The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the defining experiences in my life thus far, was the 1600 km motorcycle expedition I undertook with a bunch of friends when I was living in India. Riding through the Western Ghats (a mountain range located along the south western coast of India) I was able to experience some of the beauty and diversity India has to offer.

With plenty of adventure, excitement and pitfalls it was an experience I'll never forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

Due to my love for all things food-related, I can teach you a few tasty recipes I know. If you have a deep seated love for food and can teach me how to cook a particular delicacy/dish I would be very grateful as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good food, good conversation, an attentive ear and a helping hand.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India