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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
This world is a book and unless you turn the pages by traveling, we will never be able to uncover the knowledge... Another quote i love "The Toughest Iron has to pass the Hottest Fire"
ABOUT ME
I feel obliged having seen the diverse appearances of mother earth over the last 26 autumns.
I have been to a lot of stunning & also quite repulsive places !
Loved the tramp of the mountains & the abyss of the seas, the sparkling dawn & the subdued twilight, the caressing breeze & the shrieking lightning !
Hated the crowded lanes & the hollow halls, the tiled structures & the boorish noise of traffic in overarching cities !
I have experienced being devoted to somebody (people call it love..!), reciprocated by devotion from somebody (being loved Ãâ¬Ã¦ :), gone through mad cherishment with souls around me !
And not to forget, in another measure, I have been cut, hated, battered, felt unworthy, thrown around by people who at times, wanted to put an end to life !
I have taken pleasure in striking poetry, enjoyed the vivacious lexis from books experiencing the highs uncultivated (books have been my true soul mate :) !
And then again, I have felt piercing pain from some text books, ran around for cover from self professed champion teachers !
I have felt triumph, felt the endearing appreciation on stage, truly melted in performances nothing short of perfect !
However, I have suffered in defeat, walked away from scenes, witnessed performances unworthy of my time !
I have experienced the peak of health, sentiment of being strong, no fear of endeavor, and courage in its highest form !
No pride, but I have had sickness of the highest order, suffered from death like anxiety in a dentists chair, cried & winced, wreathed in pain !
I have had luxuries, cherished the comforts, mingled with the most known of faces !
Whereas I have also felt fear of shelter, waited for morning, spent the most spiteful of journeys chilling to death !
But I would be the biggest fool, if I find respite now..! There is so much to explore, to wonder about, to see. The exterior & my own self lay uncovered in equal measure, No Point putting an end to it so soon, I am still on sail !
I am a complete foodie and a mad traveler, with loads of passion for dance and fitness. I know what Couchsurfing means having experienced hospitality first hand at several occasions in places alien to me. Only expectations from my side- "Regard for courtesy"... !
PHILOSOPHY
Books Traveling Ageing.. these 3 can be blamed for all the intelligence or follies i possess...!
And Sports, wow there is nothing like hitting a ball out of the park in cricket..!
My all time favorite thing is:-
"Watching Roger Federer or Sachin Tendulkar in classic action on a rainy Sunday afternoon..!"
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Surfing, hosting and meetings...
These are some of the things that i have done in the last few years that i have been active on.....
What more...!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
The friends that i have made come from all walks of life and interestingly all parts of the globe... And seeing a culture through a practitioner's eyes always helps more than diving into Google... when i am traveling a place, that is when I get closer to my inner self...!
Rest I am still on sail....!
Interests
Sports enthusiast... Cricket & Lawn Tennis
I am fond of dance and fitness..Infact was running a dance firm for sometime in Delhi..! Now in an internet startup
Also traveling became a passion in the last decade, reading books and spending some quality time with family also figure high on this list....!
- culture
- books
- poetry
- perfumes
- dancing
- fitness
- running
- flowers
- reading
- traveling
- surfing
- scuba diving
- sailing
- sports
- cricket
- tennis
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Gattaca... The dialogues by Ethan Hawk blew me away..!
Tuesdays with Morrie.. simple read about the small things we can be happy about in life..!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
This one has to be long...
> Scuba diving in Sri Lanka
> Sitting next to the Pangong Tso Lake in Leh
> Sunset in Kampong Phlok in Cambodia
> Nature's best forest trails in Estonian forests
> Trekking at Mana near Joshimath at China border
> Enjoying first snowfall of season in Aix, France
Teach, Learn, Share
"If the day & night were such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers & sweet scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal, - That is your sucess. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself. The greatest gains & values are farthest from being appreciated. We easily come to doubt if they exist. We soon forget them. They are the highest reality... The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star dust caught, a segment of the rainbow I have clutched" Henry David Thoreau in Walden
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Cambodia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nepal, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, India