Hello, I'm Zuber. I'm originally from Assam(Does Assam Tea ring a bell?) in northeastern India. Right now I'm settled in Bengaluru in Southern India. I love geography and history, which makes me want to visit different places and learn about different cultures.

Here's my youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvUCJlzgMdbyyhyw0_n_Wpg

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I was in Europe in 2013, I didn't know about Couchsurfing. So I missed out on the opportunity to meet some amazing people. But now that won't happen - I want to meet people from different places and learn about their cultures, history and cuisine.

Interests

Exploring hidden gems across the world. I prefer destinations that are not overcrowded. I love learning new languages. Currently, I'm learning Russian. I also love cooking. I can cook different dishes from various parts of India. I also try to learn the cuisines of the countries that I visit.

• culture
• writing
• cooking
• socializing
• geography
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Daft Punk, Chainsmokers, Coldplay, 30 Seconds to Mars, Aphex Twin, Kino, B-2.

Movies: My favourite movie by far is 12 Angry Men. Besides that, I also enjoy lots of foreign films, especially the ones by Michael Haneke, Jafar Panahi and Ingmar Bergman.

Books: I mainly enjoy non fiction books. I started reading fiction only recently.
Non Fiction: Our Mathematical Universe, A Universe In A Nutshell, Sapiens.
Fiction: Animal Farm, A Thousand Splendid Suns.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Visited the coldest village(Oymyakon) in the world during the coldest time of the year.
- Visited the hottest place (Dallol) during the hottest time of the year.
- Climbing a sand dune in Namibia.
- Riding on the iron ore train in Mauritania

Teach, Learn, Share

If you can teach me how to cook your local cuisine that would be great.
I'd also appreciate it if you could show me some hidden gems in your country.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you about India and its history (Although I'm no expert). I could teach you to cook Indian non-vegetarian cuisine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India