I have grown up living in different cities in India, a good mix of smaller towns and bigger metros. After working in the IT sector for a short period of 6 months after my under grad, I went for my MBA. It also gave me an opportunity to spend 4 months in US through my college's exchange program. Subsequently, I joined Goldman Sachs (Investment Banking) in India and got an opportunity to work in a company where my teams constituted of people from different countries and diverse backgrounds. I have worked for one month in New York and 2 months in Hong Kong while working with GS. I left Goldman recently after working for 2 years with the Asia team.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I recently left my job in banking and have been travelling since then. It is a very difference experience as compared to the earlier trips that I took, which were more like travelling as a tourist. It meant staying in hotels and very less interaction with people and hardly any new friends after the entire trip.

Now I love to backpack, stay in hostels, homestays and 'couchsirf' so that I get an opportunity to meet new people and share travel stories. It also lets me save money that otherwise I would have spent on hotels and lets me travel longer, meet more people and learn new things about a new country everytime I travel.

Interests

1) Travelling
2) Trekking and Hiking (Have hiked in India, US & Indonesia) and would love to hike the so many remaining amazing trails across the world.
3) Exploring a city on foot
4) Adventure Sports
5) Collecting magnets for every city I visit

• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Not a big music fan, anything casual works
I like sci-fi fiction movies and books. Also anything that tells me about a new destination that I could visit

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have hiked the 2nd highest volcano in Indonesia
& I have proposed a stranger in Cambodia in front of people at the Ankor Wat temple on April 1 (was a prank on April Fool's Day)

Teach, Learn, Share

Want to learn anything that I can about a new place. May be the local language, local customs or travel together based on common interests

What I Can Share with Hosts

1) My travel experiences
2) Stories about India
3) Languages I know (English & Hindi)
4) My corporate experience
5) Experiences travelling as a backpacker in Asia

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, India, United States