CURRENT MISSION

See some more corners of Europe

ABOUT ME

My parents grew up in India, so I've always had a base outside the United States. My daily goal is to wind up in an interesting or bemusing situation. I've played chess in an all-male coffeehouse in Cairo (and won!), played charades in Hyderabad, fallen asleep at the opera in Mannheim, and chased people (friends!) through the streets of Croydon. My favorite thing to do on the road is visit a local home or local pub, people-watch, and hear stories. The more laughter, the better! I don't really care about partying - conversation keeps me happy.

PHILOSOPHY

My most valuable possessions are my stories and memories. Everything else will fade.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none yet!

Interests

Right now: the American presidential election, developments in handheld technology, constructions of gender and sexuality, generational change, world demographics, neuroscience...and martial arts, but only to the extent of occasionally watching a 5-minute clip on youtube and clumsily mimicking what I see. :)

• arts
• partying
• pub crawls
• technology
• chess
• drawing
• piano
• violin
• opera
• martial arts
• gymnastics
• neuroscience

Music, Movies, and Books

Detective and horror fiction, Borges, Dinesen, Woolf, Henry James

Music - anything I can make using household implements

Movies - The Piano, The Court Jester, extremes of silence and silliness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have performed Ravel's "Tzigane" and I have survived Indian traffic.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to play the violin or piano, do a gymnastics bridge, draw the human figure, and find the funniest Bollywood clips on youtube.