I'm a friendly guy who loves to travel and learn about different cultures from around the world.

Music, design and the performing arts are my passion and I'm always looking for unique opportunities to improve my skills and talents. I'm a singer and like to explore different genres, languages and venues of music!

It's always amazing to meet people from all over the world and hear their stories and interests! I try to spend my time getting to know a place like a local - so I'm not interested in doing the hurried checklist thing. My primary language is English but I've been working on upgrading up my Italian and French to a conversational level - and slowly building on my German skills as well.

Show me your favourite hideouts and lets walk to some of the best view points in the city! I like to feel like I got to know a place a little - so I try not to city hop!!

PS - I enjoy a slow travel style... and like to wake up at ease and then go about my day as any other day. I'm happy to help you around the house with anything as needed, or simply hang out over a cup of tea and a good book.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet cool people , exchange travel experiences, learn about different cultures- and to find a home away from home, when I'm on the road. There's something special about these experiences!

Interests

Music, Design, Travel, Photography, Theater, Food, Movies! I also play the guitar :)

• arts
• culture
• theater
• performing arts
• design
• photography
• concerts
• dancing
• ballroom dancing
• cooking
• indian food
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• classical music
• opera
• languages
• language exchange
• road trips
• dance
• walking around

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - All genres: Pop, Jazz, Musicale Comedie, Classical Music
Books - Fiction authors, Milan Kundera, Murakami, Ayn Rand, Robin Sharma
Films - Before Sunrise Trilogy, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Prestige, Titanic, Moulin Rouge, Superbad, King Kong, La la land, Burnt, Blue Valentine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• Enrolled in 'The Art of Living' afterschool workshops (by Sri Sri Ravishankar) and learned about Meditation and Yoga in my early school days!
• Taught myself how to read Tarot cards and developed an avid interest in Astrology and Numerology in the 9th grade :) (*It's perfectly fine if you don't care for these subjects or don't believe in them!!*)
• Spent a year abroad in Canada as a student
• Won a trip to see the band "theScript" in concert in Singapore and had a chance to interview them.
• Won a ticket to watch the MTVEMA's in Amsterdam as a ViP -
Performers included Kings of Leon, The Killers, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke; Iggy Azalea, Afrojack, Icona Pop
• Performed a Concert at the Caux Palace, Switzerland
• Swam in the Mediterranean sea
• Saw the Eiffel tower =)
• Visited Roche du Solutre and Cluny in France !
• Spent an evening tasting wine and eating local Viennese food at a Heuriger in Vienna :)
• With my dance partner, was the first Indian to be part of the Opening Ceremony of the Vienna Opera Ball !
• Performed in theaters for audiences across the world !!
• Explored parts of eastern Germany on the 9 Euro ticket
• Cycling through parks in Leipzig and taking in the sunset at Cospudener See
• Visited Christmas Markets in Colmar, Strasbourg, Fribourg and Basel!
• Hosted an international Christmas eve dinner with my CS Host where we hung out with multicultural tourists visiting Strasbourg during the festive season - a pot luck dinner followed by karaoke and video games. :D

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to learn something new everyday! :)

I have some teaching experience and would love to teach you any of the things I have to share:
I could teach you guitar basics :) - or help you study a monologue - or if you play the piano we could work on songs together!!! I know Social Ballroom dancing, so I could teach you some basic moves too :) I can teach you to cook indian food or dance some bollywood moves too ;) I have a masters in English and can help you speak better or improve your public speaking. I'd love to learn some new languages myself ...

What I Can Share with Hosts

From my travels I have learned that the more we are all different, the more we are all the same. I love talking about my travel stories, philosophizing life's purpose, the hand of destiny in my journey as a musician - and I always love learning new life-hacks and various skills.

PS: I cook an amazing Butter Chicken if you're into Indian food ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India