I'm a backpacker at heart and always up for helping out fellow travellers because I've been in their shoes multiple times before and have relied on the kindness of strangers to experience some amazing things. I live in a comfortable and well-appointed two-bedroom apartment with my flatmate in South Delhi, and always have a spare couch for kind, witty and interesting people traveling through the city. In the past, I have only hosted once and never surfed a couch but have heard some amazing stories and it's something that I definitely want to do more of. I love cycling, hiking, working out, cooking, going out drinking or just staying in with a glass of wine and a good book or movie. Mostly enjoy traveling solo, and am currently working towards taking a four-month long sabbatical and travelling to Latin America and the Far East (Korea and Japan). Very LGBT friendly, and I prefer non-homophobic and non-racist surfers.

http://www.instagram.com/vi__tal

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people from around the world and hopefully build some nice connections, to show people my favourite places in the city, and hopefully be able to find a place to stay in foreign cities on my solo travels.

Interests

Cooking, Cryptic Crosswords, Cycling, Swimming, Design, Math, Surfing, Backpacking, Working out, Languages

• books
• design
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• working out
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• swimming
• languages
• mathematics
• physics
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

I find it tough to pick favourites but a few off the top of my head:

Amelie, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The XX, The Devil Wears Prada, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Harry Potter book series, Game of Thrones, Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, Don McLean, Adele, Alex Turner, Dinah Washington, Donna Tartt...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed up the volcanic Mt Bromo in Indonesia

Hitchhiked my way around Scotland

Went to the International Physics Olympiad in Mexico

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking and languages.

Love, love, love cooking! If you can teach me Japanese/ Korean cooking, step in front of the line!

I'm currently studying Mandarin and German, and can help you learn English and Hindi.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I live in a two-bedroom apartment in South Delhi with my flatmate with a very comfy couch in the living room, which is great for one person. (The living room doesn't have airconditioning though, and Delhi can get pretty hot in the summers, so pretty happy to put up a spare futon in my bedroom during the summers)

Very happy to offer breakfast and share a chat over a drink with couchsurfers. Usually work on weekdays, but free to show surfers around in the evenings or on weekends.

I expect basic courtesy from guests - to be polite, tidy up after themselves, etc. Pretty laidback otherwise.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, France, Germany, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Singapore