I am Shubham. I decided to hit the road indefinitely & travel around the world instead of going to university. Best decision ever!!! Now, I have seen places beyond from what we see in books, the internet and what we hear from the media. currently, I am a part-time student and full-time traveller.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

couchsurfing is new expiriance for me. it's teach me how to connect another and meet new peoples.

Interests

• culture
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• music
• sports
• teaching
• art
• martial art

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Lorrie Moore; Ehud Havazelet; most Michael Chabon; most Jonathan Lethem; Alice Munro; Deborah Eisenberg; Andrew Blechman. Mostly fiction, but also journalistic accounts and some memoirs and other nonfiction. The Marseille Trilogy. Paris to the Moon; Dinner with Persephone; Neither East nor West.

Movies: all akshay kumar movies Raising Victor Vargas, Laurel Canyon, Morvern Callar, A Room with a View, Stranger Than Fiction, The Apartment, The Philadelphia Story, High Art, Elling, Thai action movies...

Music: Chairlift, Stepdad, The XX, El Ten Eleven, The Long Blondes, Matt & Kim, Eleanor Friedberger, Bears, No Kids, P:ano, Jens Lekman, Blonde Redhead, Kings of Convenience, Autolux, Xylos, lots jazz and blues.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen the impressive number of bicycles racks in Beijing.
Written lots of things.
Lucky enough to walk around old towns in Scotland.
A 33-mile hike in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, in Montana
Worked 3 summers at Yellowstone National Park, U.S.
Gotten to know the nature side of NYC
Seen a bit of the White Mountains in NH

Teach, Learn, Share

how to publish travel writing
how to write article pitches
certain intro audio/visual skills

I'd like to learn more Turkish, and get better at French and Spanish. I'm always up for learning more recipes to cook, especially for spicy or interesting food--Moroccan tagines, Indian food, Thai and Vietnamese, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like walks, talks, hearing music, sharing the seeing of a place. and do works with friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

India

Countries I’ve Lived In

India