This is a very difficult question to answer. Isn’t it ?
Which me ? The physical me ? The intellectual me or the ACTUAL real me , which I am yet to find anyways. The other two or more ways of me , you will come to know once we meet. I may say I am a silent and good person. But the definition of ‘Good’ changes and also the definition of ‘Silence’ changes based on circumstances.I think I am evolving with the help of many people to whom I have met and yet to meet like you.
So in short, this is what happened in my life so far.
Till 21 years of my existence, I was happily taken care at home by lovely parents and siblings. Home is my world , never traveled much. Busy with studies.
Entered into corporate ( software employee IT) , began living away from home at the age of 21.
At 24, started working away from my country,in Dubai, so started living away from the birth land,which made me to get into the art of photography, which made me visit near by countries just to capture everything. Sometime Money helps, not always I understood.
At the age of 28, decided to take a gap year and roam or learn from my birth land India again to evolve, to know ACTUAL me. 1 year turned to 3 plus years of learning, unlearning and learning. Still unconvinced about anything about me.
I thought camera was my best friend who knows what I wanted, and searching for ,in my 1st year of travel.
Second year, I was not capturing anything, only observing, camera was only in the bag. Third year, once my hair and beard started growing, which is a sign of curiosity I think , I accidentally got into Yoga, not the physical part, meditation ( Vipasana) , and then, my current state of mind guiding me don’t travel randomly , travel with a purpose. So I rejoined corporate in 2021 just to generate funds to support my social entrepreneurship idea, which is to pass the idea of travel to the less privileged( financially) of remote schools/colleges of villages of India. Hopefully I will find myself ( about me ) during this process.

Someone told me a smile and a kind gesture, and a divine music can cure everything :):)

Life : Be the type of person you want to meet

Done -1000 days of continuous journey started : 1110 mark reached safely , slowly and wonderfully with all the awesome people help here

My feet are in Hyderbad for the time being after 18 months lockdown in Nepal , Varanasi, Rishikesh :):)

Stopped using or posting since 5 years though 😇

For digital identity :
https://www.facebook.com/boni.vinodkumar
@vinodboni - instagram

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Usually I would like to travel alone and meet new people always and ofcourse travelling with known people is a kind of boring stuff to me . New places with local people is always amazing experience in my opinion . So I think this is a good platform for that decision . One wise word from a wise person will change your world , I am here to find many more wise

Interests

• photography
• film making
• philosophy
• travel
• cinematography
• healthy lifestyle
• street photography
• landscape photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical and a bit rock , The Alchemist , Rich Dad poor Dad , Siddhartha , A monk who sold his Ferrari , think and grow rich , how to win friends and influence people , Sapiens by Yuval Noah , A mans search for meaning , How to stop worrying and start living , the power of your subconscious mind , Thinking fast and Slow , The Awakening of Intelligence - favorite so far, Helen Keller and Benjamin Franklin Autobiography , Walden , The Art of thinking Clearly , A short history of Nearly Everything , Geetanjali by Tagore

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Why only one ? Traveled alone to Petra and a swim in Dead Sea , taking dense salty water into my eyes unintentionally , took 40mins to open and see world again , mighty Egyptian pyramids entry , that sleep under the stars in wadirum , can’t breathe inside chilly desert , Namaz in biggest mosque of Istanbul being categorized as Hindu by parents . Saw the big 5 in Masai Mara, really ? Wahhhh and more and more and those feelings are over . The raw Indian experiences are vast : may be a book will help to put everything

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, Philosophy , Poetry, Philanthropy, Psychology .. technically Starts with P , ends with Y

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experience of travel and I really don't know what else are my capabilities , my knowledge on photography and a bit of your thoughts versus my thoughts or you can say opinions

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Nepal, United Arab Emirates