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Overview

  • 11 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Tamil; learning English, Hindi, Malayalam, Sanskrit (Saṁskṛta), Spanish, Telugu
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • I travel for work
  • Graduate degree
  • From Chennai, India
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Change is eternal

ABOUT ME

I am a down to earth, friendly guy who always strives to break the barriers. I can describe myself as a person who constantly needs change. Yes, you guessed it right, that why I like to travel and bring about a change. As said by MK Gandhi - " Be the change you want to see in the world ".

People once believed that the world was flat, then it was proved that the world is a sphere. I consider the world as a big sphere that could be compressed in an atom -(metaphorically).

I like Traveling,Backpacking,Hiking, meeting people from various cultures, learning new languages, watching movies on its first day of release, indulging in high adrenalin sports, lighting firecrackers, appreciating good photography, Harry Potter books, pretend playing the violin, cooking , Indian Curry, Bowling, Pool, Texas Hold'em Poker, Scotch Whiskey,playing cricket, tender coconut water, beaches, day dreaming, Palmistry, Star gazing, Origamy

People who have a hard time saying my name call me by my nickname "Wind" .

Countries visited/lived:
visited 3 states (1.33%)Create your own visited map of The World

Mission (In progress):
visited 16 states (32%)Create your own visited map of The United States or website vertaling duits?

PHILOSOPHY

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery and Today is a gift that is why it is called present

Live and let live.

Be the change you want to see in this world - M.K Gandhi

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
- Socrates

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing Experience:

Nov 2010 - Atlanta - Andrew Brown
Feb 2011 - LasVegas - Sheldon Gary
Apr 2011 - Washington D.C - Jacqui
Apr 2011 - Austin, TX - Alexa

Hosting Experience:

Feb 2011 - Ben
Feb 2011 - Kimberly Brumble
Apr 2011 - Onur Inal

Interests

Hiking, Para gliding, River Rafting, kayaking, Sky Diving, Astrology, Backpacking,Meditation, Texas Hold'em poker, Manga comics, Anime, Stargazing

  • arts
  • culture
  • books
  • theater
  • photography
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • running
  • meditation
  • comics
  • anime
  • movies
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • socializing
  • juggling
  • poker
  • music
  • violin
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • cricket
  • bowling
  • archery
  • history
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Genre of Movies I love
Action, Thriller, suspense, comedy , sci-fi, myth

Authors I love
- J. K Rowling
- Jeffrey Archer
- R K Narayan
- Arthur Conan Doyle

TV shows
Friends, Joey, House M.D, How I met your mother

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked the Himalayas for over 20 days, stayed at ashrams, practiced meditation along with the sadhus(gurus).Would love to do it again..
Jumped out of an airplane(tandem) even though I am little acrophobic.

Teach, Learn, Share

Vegetarianism, Indian culture, Hiking, Yoga, Meditation, Music, Photography

Learn
Juggling, salsa , ocean surfing, para-gliding, sky diving, bar-tending, ice-skating, archery, Theater arts

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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