We are an Indian couple who have been living in different parts of the world since the past 10 years (average for us): USA, Norway, Netherlands and India. We are living together since 7 years now although we were in a long-distance relationship for 8 years previous to that. I work in sustainable energy and my wife is a user researcher and artist.

Setting up this profile for both of us- me and my wife Beant. You can follow her on insta at https://www.instagram.com/beant_art/ and my linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubin-nayak/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We like meeting people, also when on vacation. Having grown up in India, we are social people and like to be among people, chat, learn about different cultures and have a great time together.

Interests

• writing
• hiking
• art
• nature
• sustainable energy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bollywood, Punjabi and Western pop.
Books: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48131.Birds_Beasts_and_Relatives
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Avatar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wanted to start working in the area of sustainability, and it took me years to fid my way in but now I have. I truly believe in together making our world sustainable. I work in sustainable energy, have setup a car-sharing group, co-founded a sustainable design bureau, wear only second hand clothes, bike most of our kms, take the train even if it's expensive compared to the plane, working to get our home out of the gas grid.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sustainability, sustainable energy, car-sharing, user research, art, writing

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you are interested in sustainable energy, or how to setup a car-sharing group. We have acar-sharing group in our neighborhood where we share 3 cars among 16 families- I am a aboard member and have been involved in setting up the group. My wife is an artist and writer as well and she can tell you a lot about these topics.

Also about living In the US, Netherlands, India

Countries I’ve Visited

British Indian Ocean Territory, Croatia, Germany, India, Italy, Nepal, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Netherlands, Norway, United States