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  • 46 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hindi, Nepali; learning French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, Swiss German
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • i work at a school
  • biotech and math
  • From Birgunj, Nepal
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

enjoy the winter

ABOUT ME

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PHILOSOPHY

Cliche as it sounds, "Live and Let Live"! Also, life is way too serious to be ever serious about it.

"But we are all created in the image of God. Look at me. Do you really think I was created in the image of God? Do you think God wears glasses? Not in those frames!"

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” - Jimi Hendrix

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not in fact, just surrounded by assholes."s a marathon. A relentless pursuit that only ends when she falls into your arms. Or hits you with the pepper spray... - Howard

I admire your fingering. - Leslie

Life is not easy. - Sigmund Freud

Is it just me or video-chatting with your clothes on seems pointless? - Howard

What is your longest relationship? Breakfast - Sally

You know what they say: If music be the food of love, then masturbation is just a snack between meals. - Steve

You can avoid reality but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. - Ayn Rand

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. - Oscar Wilde

What relationship?! - Susan

Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly. - Paulo Coelho

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed in New Orleans, Hampton Bays and Washington D.C. It was an amazing experience. I have also hosted at my places and hosting can be a really enriching experience. I also go to New York CS events.I surfed for 11 nights in Europe. People opened their hearts and homes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

What can I say? To put it frankly, it's the best way of traveling anywhere.

Interests

I am interested in almost anything as long as it is interesting. Science, History, books, Traveling, TV, movies, anything at all!

Music, Movies, and Books

I love anything from a comedy to dramas to social satires and science fiction. Not a big fan of animation, however. Big fan of Woody Allen, Robert Polanski, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, David Lean, James Cameron, Ridley Jacobs, Richard Linklater, David Fincher, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock movies. And oh yeah, I might be the only person you'll meet who thought the Godfather was boring. And of course, Bollywood is awesome.

Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, The Beatles, The Who, Coldplay, David Bowie, George Michael, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Nazareth, Metallica, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Pepers, The Police, Steppenwolf, U2, Shakira, The Rolling Stones, Queen, KISS, ACDC, The Zombies, The Eagles, System of a Down, Daft Punk, Marilyn Manson, Green Day, Enrique Iglesias, Cat Stevens, Ace of Base, James Blunt, Raghav, Kanye West, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Beethoven, Mozart, Stravinsky, Chopin. And of course, Bollywood songs are awesome.

Favorite books in no order: In Search of Lost Time, Love in the Time of Cholera, Narcissus and Goldmund, Nausea, Don Quixote, Tropic of Cancer, Lolita, Notes from Underground. Big fan of Russian short stories by Tolstoy, Chekhov, Pushkin, Turgenev, etc. Enjoy reading Richard Dawkins, Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Marquez, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, Salman Rushdie, Nabokov, Kafka, Sherwood Anderson, Jack Kerouac, Kundera, Honore De Balzac, etc. Loved Shantaram recently.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fulfilled my 4 year long (when i was in college) dream of living in Manhattan.

Been to Bangladesh to watch India Vs Pakistan match and what a truly memorable match it was.

Did the Annapurna Base Camp Trek. Absolutely amazing.

In Nepal, I've experienced mountain flight where I saw many of the world's highest mountains like Everest and co. Just do it!Also I have seen the Taj Mahal thrice. It's amazing. Go there! Saw Federer losing for the first time in semis at the US Open. No big deal? It is, for me.Rode on the fastest and highest roller coaster Kingda Ka at Six Flags in Jackson, NJ. Skydived after celebrating Halloween 2011.

visited 12 states (24%)Create your own visited map of The United States or website vertaling duits?

visited 7 states (3.11%)Create your own visited map of The World or jurisdische vertaling duits?

Teach, Learn, Share

As an odd Nepali person, I would love to share my part of the Nepali culture and experience and expect the same from my couch-surfing fellow. I can also teach you how to cook some Nepalese/Indian dishes if you have the spices. I can also make a great cup of chai tea for you. Oh yeah, I can teach you a lot about the game of cricket and argue why Federer is the best tennis player of all time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Bangladesh, France, India, Italy, Sri Lanka, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Nepal, United States

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