Update - After a decade and a half of travels through Canada, USA, Mexico and South america, building homes and schools for some beautiful people, connecting with hundreds of indigenous people, craftsmen, volunteers...
I have returned to my roots in India. Now we have a beautiful 3 year old daughter with my wife Namrata - an architect too. We have been running occassional design-build workshops on natural building at our old studio, which was a temporary building we built on a land that was rented. We have been giving our indengous teachers a voice and an audience through - www.vanamu.org

Namrata and I have finally zeroed down on a parcel of land in Bangalore and have started designing a small urban permaculture space in the city. It is more of a shared home, where we can experiment share some beautiful learnings with people. We are doing some travel together before setting out on the building journey here. We have the city land and some crazy design to execute. We want a home to welcome artisans and artists, and give them a relevant audience in India.

We are visiting Barcelona and Granada to see Gaudi's work and look at Moorish influences. We are also presenting a paper on our home at UPF in Barcelona on 1st July. We are looking for a low budget trip to Europe and are there from June 23 - July 8.

varunthautam.com
vanamu.org
https://www.instagram.com/va_namu/
https://www.instagram.com/varun_thautam/
https://www.instagram.com/namrata_vanamu/

PS. We have confirmed our host in Granada and Terragona and are still seeking hosting experiences on our map.

Happy to just have an area to tent, fresh up and drive on :-)
A couch will be a privilege hard to deny

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to share meaningful experiences with you. I am here to learn from your life and share a part of ours. Life is a lesson after all! :-)

Interests

Building with mud, Biking, Permaculture, Architecture, Massage Therapy, Urban Agriculture, Cooking.

• pets
• cats
• dogs
• architecture
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• massage therapy
• traveling
• cycling
• agriculture

Music, Movies, and Books

too many to write, but something I deeply connected with were the writings of Christopher Alexander.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made hundreds of mistakes in life, and still continue to do so.
One thing I did right is marry my wife under a tree- https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/an-architect-couple-from-bengaluru-exchanged-wedding-vows-beneath-a-tree-in-the-backyard-of-their-home/article33257945.ece

Teach, Learn, Share

massaging, clicking, pedaling, strumming, playing with mud

What I Can Share with Hosts

enlightenment

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Mexico, United States

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