Hello, I am slowly moving to Uganda to live together with my boyfriend and find work. I work as a freelancer at the Joep Lange Institute, which does out of the box HIV/AIDS advocacy work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Working as a freelancer enables me to live my life in such a way as I would like to see the world. That is 1) taking care of one another and 2) a balance between human kind and the environment. I grew up in Nepal when I was young and always wanted to do something back for the country which provided me a warn home for so many years. 10 years ago I founded the Bachi Amaa Foundation where we take care of kids in need. With regard to finding a balance between human kind and the environment I am setting up a sustainable accessory line of bags, which is about to be launched in September. With both I can't change the world but I can at least contribute within my circle of influence. Apart from work I hope to believe that I have a positive attitude and I love being and working with people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To be honest because my cousin is participating in the European Olympics in Berlin and last minute I decided to join. I don't have a lot of money and because of the Olympics most affordable places are gone. I've done couch surfing some years ago when I was still studying. Then stopped because my anti-squatting apartment in Amsterdam didn't allow couch surfers. And now.. I thought let's give it a try ;-)!

Music, Movies, and Books

Piano, Soul, Jazz, R&B. I'm a softy ;-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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Ok, the most memorable story is the following. One new yours night it was extremely misty. This was at least 10 years ago. I went out to friends but wasn't feeling that well so returned to my parents place relatively early. I saw an old couple in a car with the engine still on. I hesitated but eventually knocked on their window. They got stock because of the mist. I invited them at my parents place. They were a bit reluctant but decided to join me since there was no sign that the mist would go away. It was about 2 am. My parents and my aunty were still awake and welcomed this old couple who were still very modest ;-). My dad decided to take the dog for a walk and see if there were more people stuck. There weren't ;-). Since my family was stuck as well there weren't any beds anymore and most were sleeping. So we made a bed out of pillows from the couch in front of the almost dying fire. It was a very romantic sight seeing the couple laying there. The next day the couple left early without leaving a note. The day after they came back with a very sweet gift for me and my parents.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think my life quote is 'everything is relative' ;-). You can allow life to be very complicated but at the end...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will be in Berlin from Monday till Wednesday. If my cousin makes it to the finals also on Thursday. I will bring you very nice beer from my brother. It's called 'For Mankind' ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nepal, Netherlands