NOTE: If you are requesting to stay with me, please read the "My Home" section first / Si vas a mandarme solicitud de hospedaje, lee "My Home" en mi perfil.

I was born in London and grew up in California. I have degrees in music theory, mathematics, and political science. I like to travel, meet new people, and talk about history, politics, culture, public transportation, and more.

In my free time, I enjoy watching films, reading, writing, riding trains, and other rather sedentary activities, though I occasionally also enjoy more active things, like biking and hiking.

You can find some of my academic work on my website: vishnubachani.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn about other people and the world. Couchsurfing is a unique way to meet people you probably wouldn’t otherwise, and the gift economy aspect of it is also very appealing.

Interests

• history
• trains
• charcuterie
• music theory
• marxism
• wagner

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Wagner, Bruckner, Mahler, Meshuggah, Gerry Mulligan, John Kirby, Massive Attack

Movies: Queimada, État de siège, Koyaanisqatsi, Threads,

Books: Marshall Tuttle, Andre Vltchek, Arghiri Emmanuel, Torkil Lauesen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've traveled to every single station on the London Underground, Mexico City Metro, and other metros, and I have fun facts about many metros and metro stations around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m always happy to learn about other languages and share bits of my own: my undergraduate thesis was about (musical) grammar, so languages are quite interesting to me. If you know what a proparoxytone is, then we have similar levels of linguistic nerdiness.

Apart from that I can teach music theory, (Western music) history, and the history of socialism.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Public transportation trivia, all your musicological questions answered, Marxist perspectives on current events and international politics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, Mexico, United States