I’m Caleb, a 30-year-old Canadian currently living in Aizawl, Mizoram, with my wife, two kids, and two dogs. I also spend a lot of time in Bengaluru.

I'm the creator of India's largest startup YouTube channel, Backstage with Millionaires (1M+ subscribers) and am now building a new brand called Runtime across Instagram and YouTube.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hotels are boring. Couchsurfing is fun!

Interests

I love making content, telling stories, and am also passionate about seeing Indian tech startups thrive both nationally and internationally.

• content creator

Music, Movies, and Books

These days I'm too busy for any of these, but I'm currently watching the Netflix series Dark (it's so good)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While living in Ethiopia, I successfully completed a 40 day water fast. It was probably the most challenging thing I've ever done in my life, but I'm glad I did it - I learned so much about my body and mind from the experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

If there is one thing that I have learned from travel, it is that planning too much spoils a trip. It is best to choose a tentative point B, and leave the rest up to chance. There's an author that I really like, Stephen Graham. He wrote this:

"The adventure is not the getting there, it is the on-the-way. It is not the expected; it is the surprise; not the fulfillment of prophecy but the providence of something better than prophesied. You are not choosing what you shall see in the world, but are giving the world an even chance to see you."

Over-planning eliminates the anxiety that comes from not knowing - not knowing where you will sleep, who you will meet, what you will do, or where you'll end up - but it also eliminates the opportunity to wander down the goat trails, the opportunity to say yes to the detours that enrich the travel experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you how to go viral on social media! It's easier than you think. I can also give you advice on the startup you've been thinking of quitting your job to launch.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Peru