CURRENT MISSION

Live a joyous life.

ABOUT ME

I was born in India and lived there and in the UK during childhood. I have lived in the US for over a decade now. I speak English, Hindi, Punjabi, a bit of French. I love spending time with my nephews and niece in London, Uzes, and New York. I work in data mining, but I have a broad range of interests, including travel and history.

PHILOSOPHY

I am generally a cautious optimist. Life has been good so far.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I started cooking about a dozen years back and now I really enjoy it. I love to cook for others. I often invite friends over for a meal. I'm just starting out with CS, but I would be glad to extend this sort of hospitality to others in the CS community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm looking forward to starting.

Interests

Cooking, reading, traveling and eating chocolate

• cooking
• chocolate
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

shows... big Dr. Who fan
movies... Casa Blanca, Lord of the Rings, Talk to Her, Milou en Mai, Dr. Stangelove
books...Love in the time of cholera, Siddhartha, Unbearable lightness of being, Bourne Identity, A history of the world
Music... Beatles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, also lots of jazz

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've really enjoyed seeing a wide variety of places in my travels, including Petra, Kawaii, and Angkor Wat... Here's our blog where we have lots of photos (though as you can see we're a bit behind in posting pics; best to start looking before August 2013. http://pankajlaura.blogspot.com

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to meet new people. It's amazing how you can find common ground with people from all walks of life.