Shallow Dive

A sound that makes you happy instantly?
Mocking bird monologues in my backyard

What’s your favorite comfort food?
Chicken/mutton rice onions with soda

Food you pretend to like but secretly don’t?
Green Salads

Top 3 shows you watch / listen consistently?
Startalk. Brian Cox anywhere. Cyrus Says.

A film that affected you in the best way?
Back to the Future then. Interstellar now.

Guilty pleasure show (that you’re not guilty about at all)?
Train journey videos

A smell that takes you back?
My mum's perfume & Sandalwood incense sticks

The weirdest thing in your house right now?
Rags. I don't know why I don't throw them.

One thing you collect without meaning to?
Rocks and pebbles from dry riverbeds.

First photo you remember being happy with?
Photos from an old film camera on my first 9-day Himalayan trek.

A skill you wish you could download into your brain Matrix-style?
Math. I don't get it. It's frightening. It's beautiful. I am in awe of it. I wish I could understand math as well as physicists do.

One thing you could do every day and not get bored?
Travel.. like a rolling stone. But I don't :/

Favorite time of day?
First half of the day.

What do you fear most?
Being trapped in a low ceiling cave.

What makes you nervous but you do it anyway?
Fill forms.

Something you’ve unlearned recently?
Still learning that I can be better than many.

A belief that’s stayed rock solid?
To live life in a mostly harmless way.

Introvert, extrovert, or... something wobbly in between?
Introvert who pretends to be an extrovert when work demands.

What does “home” feel like to you?
A small cozy place stocked with good food, natural light and strong internet connection.

A moment you still think about from time to time?
Many good childhood moments with mum and dad around.

What do you hope people remember you for?
It doesn't matter if they do or don't.

If you weren’t doing what you do now, what would you be?
An author of children's adventure books. I still might be...