Hey! Welcome!

I’m Pooja. (Pooja means prayer or worship in Hindi)

I’m a positive, passionate, and an adventurous spirit who likes to challenge and push the boundaries of my life.
With a curious and focused mind set, I’m often able to find growth opportunities in the worst case scenarios.
I’m religious, kind and charitable. I’m a go-getter.

I dive with whales, and thousands of sharks, often planning my expeditions around epic live-aboard adventures across the globe, following the migration patterns of large pelagic species. I love UFC/MMA, racing motorcycles, sky diving, surfing, hiking, and everything high adrenaline. At home, I stay productive by cooking, gardening, learning Vedic scriptures and writing.

I currently work as a Data Scientist at NASA and have worked as an Engineer, Analyst and a Sr Consultant for the US Government and many large biotechnology firms across the USA for the past decade.

Instagram: 🤳
@pooja.adik

Now meet Chichi 🐱

Chichi is my little baby princess. She’s a quiet, obedient and gentle girl. She’s tender, protective and loyal. She’ll approach you only if she’s willing and if she takes a particular liking to you, she may even sneak in your room at night and throw up on your clothes :) Chichi baby loves watching the sunrise, snuggling with mommy and greeting surfers at the door.
She is my favorite priority! She is my Chiripa! She’s from Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico and is fluent in Spanish :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet you!!

Interests

• motorcycles
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• neuroscience
• adventure
• analysis
• indian culture
• epigenetics
• productivity

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Ambient, Bluegrass, Chill-out, Downtempo, Electronic Chill, Indie, Soul, Trip hop, Urban latin trap, pop, Alternative

Sample Songs:
Bonobo ~ Nightlite, Eyesdown, Stay The Same, Return To Air
Lana Del Rey ~ The Greatest, California, Fuck it, Doin’ Time
Tristan De Liege, Kalaido ~ Moth Flutters - Kalaido Remix
Jody Wisternoff ~ Morning U - Izhevski Ruvenzori Remix
Norah Jones ~ Sunrise, Carry On, Come Away With Me
Melody Gardot ~ Morning Sun, Love Song, Moon River
Emancipator ~ Tangerine Sour, First Snow, Ghost Pong
Jon Kennedy ~ Lovesick, Terrible Things, All a Dream
Railroad Earth ~ Mighty River (OurVinly Sessions)
Kacey Musgraves ~ Rainbow, Oh, What A World
Maribou State ~ Wallflower, Rituals, Raincoats
Jessie Ware ~ Remember Where You Are
Omeria ~ True Colors (Cafe de Anatolia)
Fatboy Slim ~ Right Here, Right Now
Clozee, il:lo ~ Amazonia - il:lo Remix
Lauren Daigle ~ Don’t Believe Them
Tame Impala ~ It’s Not Meant To Be
Departure ~ Aruarian Dance
Jungle ~ Heavy, California
Conscious ~ Justine Skye
Zhu ~ Good Life
Rhone ~ Phase
Jaffna ~ Oslo

Sample Books:
The Better Half |
On the Genetic Superiority of Women ~ Sharon Moalem, PhD
The Awakening of Intelligence (1973) ~ J. Krishnamurthi
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism ~ Shoshana Zuboff
Self Analysis & Self Knowledge ~ Ramamurti S. Mishra
Stolen Harvest, Oneness vs. the 1% ~ Vandana Shiva
Prior to Consciousness ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality ~ Ayon Maharaj
One Nation Under Blackmail ~ Whitney Webb
Paths to Transcendence ~ Reza Shah Kazemi
Everything Is Here to Help You ~ Matt Kahn
The Evolution of Beauty ~ Richard O. Prum
When God Was A Woman ~ Merlin Stone
The Untethered Soul ~ Michael A. Singer
The Bhagavad Gita ~ Eknath Easwaran
Mandukya Upanishad ~ Adi Shankara
The Denial of Death ~ Ernest Becker
Data & Goliath ~ Bruce Schneier
Flow ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Impossibility ~ John D Barrow
The Goldfinch ~ Donna Tartt

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam with wild killer whales, fin whales and humpbacks deep in the arctic ocean in -22C for 7 days straight. Oooo what fun!

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m grateful and excited to learn whatever you can teach well. Information exchange is an undervalued currency. How about you give me a your best non-fiction book recommendation?

I can teach you how to design systems, trade, code, cook, ride a motorbike, hunt in my backyard, and give you scuba diving lessons in my pool 🏊‍♀️

What I Can Share with Hosts

At my house I do all the work by myself including hedge/ tree trimming, pool maintenance, landscaping, plumbing, cooking, cleaning, lifting heavy stuff, so don’t feel shy to ask me for help with your household chores. Let me know how I can be of service. I will assist with whatever is needed in and around the house to the best of my ability.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Mexico, Portugal, United States