Raised in the savannahs of Zambia and the highlands of India, my formative years set the course for my being to be realized. I pursued my initial interest in mechanical engineering in the US and did cellphone product development. While enjoying the technical challenge, the gnawing inside me of seeking a greater understanding of life lead me to quit my job, sell my house and most worldly possessions and set off a multi-year motorcycle journey through Latin America and Africa in March, 2010. I'm also studying for a masters in Sustainable Development while I'm traveling and hope to get a hands-on experience of the current humanitarian needs and switch into this field at the end of this journey, focusing on water resource issues.

I'm loving life as it's thrown to me and like to live in the present with an eye on the future. I have a curious mind and like to learn especially about Astronomy and the Cosmos, Geology and the story of the Earth, Anthropology and the Origins of Humans and Philosophies of all kinds. Besides the above interests, I'm overall interested in achieving true Happiness through meeting good people; cooking and eating fresh, healthy food; sharing and listening to music (ranging from bossa nova to electronic trance); being in the outdoors with Nature; appreciating technology and design and embracing the mechanical beauty that lives with us.

I believe everyone is responsible for their lives and their actions and we do have the will to make changes for the better. I truly believe if more people in the world knew more about our true origins we would see that we are all one big family and have a shared destiny on this planet and in the cosmos. If we could shift our focus from the short-term to the long-term, many problems could be averted and general happiness would rise. I've met people from all walks of life through my motorcycle travels and given the chance people in general are good, especially if shown respect and dignity, but living in our cut-throat world changes people's priorities to thinking about self-gain, which we all must do to survive. I think the next few decades are critical in the long-term evolution of life on this planet and I'm happy to be alive at this significant point in history. What Gandhi said resonates strongly: you have to be the change you want to see in the world.