Hey guys, I'm new to couchsurfing!

My name is Kavya, and I'm a third-year studying Statistics and Mathematics at the University of Georgia. In between research on Bayesian designs and studying for the GRE, I dance and have fun! (Disclaimer: I'm not saying that work isn't fun ~ I love what I'm learning lol)

I have been trained in Bollywood, ballet, classical Indian dance, and even a little bit of Chinese folk dance. I have also been lucky enough to have had a semester to learn Mojah, which is an art form influenced by modern and West African movements.

Spanish is what I learned in school, and I definitely have to refresh what I have learned. But about two years ago, I was at an intermediate speaking level. Hindi and Korean I have casually been learning while watching movies and listening to music. Oh! and I picked up a couple of words and phrases in Mandarin from my Chinese dance teachers.

Most of my traveling consists of summers in Hyderabad, India where my family is from. But I've also had my fair share of traveling across the United States. I've been to California, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York. Also, my family spent a few weeks traveling in Europe a couple of years ago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that Couchsurfing is a wonderful platform that allows users to share culture, language, cuisine, and experiences. Learning happens in the most meaningful and intimate way possible. I get to share my experiences and what I love about my home to anyone willing to listen. Everyone has a story to tell about themselves and about the place that they live, and I am ready to listen! :)

*only hosting women

Interests

• books
• movies
• music
• dance

Music, Movies, and Books

*not in any particular order

Artists: Red Velvet, EXO (and all their subunits), Masego, Boney M, Twice, Childish Gambino

Songs: I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder), Rasputin (Boney M), My Funny Valentine (Frank Sinatra), Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (Frankie Valli), Kingdom Come and Rookie (Red Velvet), Love Foolish and Fancy (Twice), Tempo (EXO), Freaks and Geeks (Childish Gambino), 73 Degrees (Masego), Blooming Day (EXO-CBX), Second-Hand Rose

Movies: Ashta Chamma, Sunny (2011), The Silence of the Lambs, The Usual Suspects, Mr. Bean's Holiday, Pokiri, Snowpiercer, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, My Cousin Vinny, 10 Things I Hate About You, Office Space, Dumb and Dumber, We're the Millers, The Princess Bride, District 9, Your Name, Every Mary Kate and Ashley film made (New York Minute, Passport to Paris, ... )

Books: Laughing Gas, Wuthering Heights, Seedfolks, The House on Mango Street, currently re-reading Decline and Fall

Plays/Musicals: The Importance of Being Earnest, Kinky Boots, Cyrano de Bergerac

Anime/Manga: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun, Full Metal Alchemist, Ao Haru Ride, Nichijou, Asobi Asobase, One-Punch Man, Agressive Retsuko, Saint Young Men

Webtoons: Yumi's Cells, The Sound of Your Heart, Ghost-Teller, About Death,

My favorite TV Show of all time: Arrested Development (seasons: 1-3 specifically)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2017, I completed my Kuchipudi graduation which was a 3 hour long solo dance performance that included a segment where I danced on a plate.

My first year of college, I was on a Bollywood fusion dance team. Here's us competing at nationals last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQNvOE9BI_c

Teach, Learn, Share

Please :)

- recommend books and shows
- teach recipes (cuisine says a lot about history and culture)
- love to learn language (we can start with numbers 1-10)
- talk about religion (I love taking about what people believe. Who and what is god to you?)
- introduce music (I listen to everything so please introduce me to your favorites)

What I Can Share with Hosts

- music, dance, movies, stories

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States