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Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
@arpan-dabas
Member since 2015
Engineering graduate now turned into a small business owner. I manage Live Free Hostel, a backpacker hostel chain based in Rishikesh, Varanasi and Mcleodganj. I am a great host and a backpacker from heart. Rishikesh has been my home since 2016. I have good management skills and also am very handy with tools.
Interested in Cycling
Interested in Hiking
Fluent in English
Fluent in Hindi
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Want to connect with other travellers and learn from them share experiences. Its very important to have a local friend in the city if you want to completely explore and live its life. Here i am your local mate to help you out with everything.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music - Psy chill, classical, indie, little bit of bollywood and Punjabi music. Books - Not that much of a reader Movies - I like action and adventure movies, little bit of Marvel movies am fan of Batman series 😊
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Motorbike trip from delhi to leh laddak. Travelled around 15 days delhi-manali-leh-nubra valley- pangong lake- kargil - drass - sonmarg - srinagar - jammu - pathankoth - delhi.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach him local language (Hindi) here. Can share my knowledge about backpacking in india as per my experience. Guide you a lot about travel and transportation for your indian trip.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can help with a lot of household work, being an engineer can help in fixing/repairing machine( if there is any). I can teach my native language and some local indian cuisine. Can share my travel stories, guide them to travel in my country.
My Interests
I want to go backpacking around the globe someday. I frequently go trekking in mountains, the highest peak i have been to was Shrikhand Mahadev (5200 mtrs approx). Recently started cycling and love it. I have done laddak and spiti on my bike alone. And plan to go northeast too someday. A lot of time goes on Netflix and prime😔
