CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world, learn new things and meet awesome people!

ABOUT ME

I'm a very open, friendly, honest person, who respects life and everything in it. I aspire to see as much of the world and meet as many diverse people as I can. Unfortunately I'm pretty restricted to traveling only 15 days a year (due to my job), but I'd love to meet new people from all around the world.

I like to have an excellent time wherever I am, whether it be dancing chaotically at a music festival, drinking beer and having meaningful conversations, or anything in between. Meanwhile, I love reading as much as I can. When I'm not, I try to be a pseudo intellectual armchair philosopher.

My long term mission is to make this world a better place for all of us. I make sure that people I care about are happy.

PHILOSOPHY

Humility can make you cross oceans and surmount the highest peaks.

Carpe diem!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I welcome every opportunity to host guests from every corner of this marvelous planet. I hope to share the experiences & opportunities that this world and life has to offer.

A naturally explorative mind and a constant desire to learn more has made me embark on a journey to gain cross cultural exposure..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I believe very firmly that the world is a colorful place and that every human being that crosses our path makes us richer. So Hello new people :)

I have hosted many people, many whom I have met in my travels. I tend to use hostels and camp when I travel. Since I have joined CS I have more opportunities to host even more travelers. I've heard most crazy & awesome travel tales and have never failed to get inspired and carve a few of my own.

I have been backpacking India for almost an entire decade now , These are the place I have travelled within India.

visited 17 states (48.5%)

Interests

I love collection currencies around the world, Thanks to my CS friends and other good fellas, I have currency notes over 65 countries of the world. And about 300 unique coins.

I love to cycle around the countryside, urban spaces and hills. I have a Montra Rock 1.1 and have clocked over 4000 KM on it. (And multiple knee injuries too :P)

Overtime I've developed love for photography among the other things, I have a Nikon D60 with 18-105mm lens which lets me capture the most beautiful memories around.

I also read a lot of books, a lot of them. Listen to a lot of music, , a lot of them. All this when I'm not on my Laptop or fiddling with one of my 180 apps on my Android phone.

• animals
• books
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• beer
• fitness
• drinking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• hunting
• rock climbing
• philosophy
• science
• software
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Alternative & Indie Mix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Nirvana, Radiohead, The Who, Queen, Iron Maiden, Eminem, Reggae, PitBull and sometimes EDM (Tiesto, Skrillex & Daft Punk) as required ;)

Movies: The Godfather, Castaway, Drive, Requiem for a Dream,Pulp Fiction, The Breakfast Club, The Shawshank Redemption, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The American Beauty, Waking Life, Landscapes, Spanglish, Best in Show, Good, Bad & Ugly, Tao of Steve, Into the Wild, How to Steal a Million Dollars, Charade, Woman on Top, The Darjeeling Limited, The Pursuit of Happiness, What A Way To Go.

The list is overwhelming and I'm completely sure it would be absolutely impossible to fit in this box.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Solo bike trip across the Indian subcontinent on a very rickety bike.
- Volunteered 3 months of teaching (Science) to kids at an NGO near Thanjavur, Tamilnadu circa 2009.
- Stayed with tribals of north Karnataka in a dense forest for 3 days, Absolute no common language. Ate Wild Rabbit, Wild Boar, Gaur (Indian Bison), Pigeons & many other animals for the first time, all in the same trip. Without getting sick. I gave them a lot of Vodka in return, Cheers!!
- Hunting wild animals in a jungle (Along with villagers I stayed with) the entire night (11 pm to 4 am) with no artificial lights or modern weapon (I just had a mace spray and a swiss knife).

Bucketlist (India):
http://www.thrillophilia.com/blog/50-places-to-visit-in-india-before-you-turn-30/

Teach, Learn, Share

What we know is a handful of sand... what we don't are the shores of the world...

Things that I am especially interested in learning from experts :
High altitude mountain climbing/ice climbing.

Things I can teach you : Programming, Using any software, Photography, Hiking, Forest camping, Massage, Riding Bike/Car, gardening, Sound system setup & Dj Mixing, soldering, house wiring, personal nutrition and fitness.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a piece of my local wisdom to the fellow travellers coming here, I'd to spend some quality time with my friends cum couchsurfing guests to show them around the city.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

India