I am from Nepal and I recently graduated from university with a degree in Economics. I adore penguins and I like to think that penguins love me back as I am a passionate environmental and climate change academic and activist.

I am currently riding my bicycle across Europe before moving to Beijing for the next 2 years for a Masters where I will be studying more about China's evolving role in combating climate change. I've also got a hippie side to being a nerd - I backpacked for two years before starting university, I am a certified bicycle mechanic, and I love sleeping in tents.

I love meeting people who care about the living environment that surrounds them. I believe in sustainability, I am a Buddhist, I love endurance sports, and I love being in nature. My friends also tell me that I am a very good masseur.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share stories with like-minded people!

I think we have so much more in common than our differences, and I love interacting with new people and making stories.

I move around a lot but can host people in Beijing starting this September.

Interests

• books
• economics
• biking
• climate change
• environmentalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Jessica by Bryce Courtenay, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig, The Country and the City by Raymond Williams, Herland by Charlotte Gilman,

Music: A big fan of Tibetan Hymns
Try this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDCS19EOsrA

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent 3 months in 2018 living in the remote Himalayas of Nepal studying the impacts of glacial melting on downstream population. Listen to my TedX here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTBM_pgKgK8

Teach, Learn, Share

Every day, I aspire to be a nice person with a good heart and soul.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, bike rides and I can fix your bike, environmental justice, massages,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Qatar, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Nepal, United Arab Emirates