Beyond the Borders

I have been friends with Bhuvan and Rohith for past several years and 3 of us have been living in Amsterdam since 2016/2017. Recently, both of them transitioned from Indian -> Dutch citizenship which was a good inspiration to explore Indian DNA from both sides of perspectives.

We chat about decision framework to migrate, Growing up in India, Education system, Competition, Family, Parents, Inter-racial dating, favorite dish.

I hosted Makoto in Amsterdam via CouchSurfing in 2018. He is from Japan, lived in New Zealand & Portugal and traveled to a wide range of places. We chat about language, food, culture, travel, religion and more.

I met with Iselin in Vilnius via CouchSurfing in 2019. She is from Norway and has lived and traveled to a wide range of places. We chat about vikings, wealth, fish, society, education, policy and more.

I hosted with Mónica in Amsterdam via CouchSurfing in 2017. She is from Costa Rica. We chat about traveling, legal, education, food / drinks, religion, society and more.

I met with Eliška in Bucharest via CouchSurfing in 2016. She is from Czechia and currently based in Switzerland. We chat about education, food, languages, society, hobbies and more.

I met with Ilya in Amsterdam via Meetup in 2017. He was born in Georgia, grew up in Russia and currently based in Netherlands. We chat about education, politics, society, relationships, food, life, communism vs capitalism and more.

I met with Baris in Paris via CouchSurfing in 2019. He grew up in Turkey, currently based in Morocco, studied in UK & US and wide range of travels to countries in between. We chat about Sociology, education, family, society, polyamory, spirituality, power, refugees, travels and more.

I met with Trish in Amsterdam via CouchSurfing in 2019. She grew up in US, currently based in New Mexico and wide range of travels to countries in between. We catch up about COVID, education, government, family, society, pets, travels and more.