CURRENT MISSION

To travel and work nomadically from different parts of the world, meeting new people and exchanging stories.

ABOUT ME

Living in Pune (India) since 2008. Previously, I've lived in Chandigarh and Hyderabad (India), and Reston, VA (USA). I work with an American law firm, managing their operations in India. I love traveling and am fascinated by trains. My dream trip was the Trans Siberian Railway all the way that I completed in September 2024. I am also into wines, craft beer, good food, movies, and road trips.

October 2022: Embarked on a 3.5 week long train journey across the United States and had an amazing time meeting with different people and viewing the countryside from the train's window.

October 2023: Another cross-country train travel in the U.S., this time starting from and returning to San Francisco.

May 2024: Northern Explorer and Tranz-Alpine in NZ.

September 2024: Trans-Siberian train travel in Russia.

Upcoming: Trans-Canadian, Indo-Pacific, and The Ghan.

IG Nomadic_Amit

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was a virgin couchsurfer until the second week of November 2007 when I hosted a surfer from West Virginia at my apartment in Reston, Virginia. It was a wonderful experience. A lot of people had advised me not to entertain total strangers in the house, particularly because I was new to the U.S.. But I must say, people like Gary (the first couchsurfer in my house) lend credibility to the couchsurfing program.

I've got the opportunity to host on a few occasions after that. My work involves a lot of travel but I'll surely accept requests to host whenever I'm in town.

兴趣

I love watching movies and cooking. Also like to travel and make new friends. Have written some poetry, but working as a lawyer seldom gives time now to pursue it further.

• poetry
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• languages
• law

音乐、电影和书籍

I enjoy country music, soft rock, bollywood, punjabi music... it all depends on the mood. I also love watching movies of mostly all genres, but particularly enjoy horror, thrillers, and those involving zombie apocalypse.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

The Taj Mahal remains the most wonderful thing I've ever seen till date... you have to see it to believe it. It is simply out of this world... probably the most romantic, fairytale-like place in this world.

Others that almost made the cut:

1. Sky diving in Bled, Slovenia
2. Hot air balloon ride over snow-covered Cappadocia
3. While watching The Life of Walter Mitty, mesmerized by the scenic beauty and googled the place where it was shot... and booked tickets to Iceland the same day.
4. Paramotoring, which has inspired me to work towards obtaining a Private Pilot's License soon.
5. Several solo road trips across India
6. Making a full circle train trip in the U.S. in Oct 2022. Many more to follow.
7. Trans-Siberian train journey in September 2024.

教，学，和分享

I love experimenting with food... and learning new languages. I am fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. I also know basic French and a little bit of Spanish, and am currently learning Russian.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Clean room with private bathroom, towels, and toiletries. I am quite open-minded and flexible. I can show you around when I'm not working.

我游览过的国家

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bhutan, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan

我居住过的国家

India, United States

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