Chai with Chaioffee

Vladimir or as I call him Vlad is a discoverer. He loves to travel, discover cultures and places. He's born in Russia, living in Italy and visiting India on an erasmus program. The podcast discusses his experiences in Europe, Latin America and particularly China, where he was stuck during the COVID times. Then we go on discussing our experiences about Couchsurfing as a platform and how it has enabled me develop a global empathy and understanding. Dive into this beautiful podcast and earn yourself some new stories.

Adil is another amazing soul that I hosted via Couchsurfing. He left his job in marketing to travel India which was the topmost country in his bucket list. Here, you can listen to how passionately he talks about Indian cinema, the cultural differences, kindness stories. He quotes - "The patient person who comes to India lose its patience while the who does not have patience, learn it."

In this podcast, I discuss why I have my Podcasts and what my Podcasts revolve around. The world is such a beautiful place and wouldn't it be fun if we had could share stories that could impact people - one podcast at a time?

David is a guy from Ohio who I hosted at my house via Couchsurfing. He has travelled more than 65 countires around the world, while Naya is his adopted brother from Kenya. In today's episode we share our Couchsurfing experiences, talk about how Naya was adopted by David's family, what do I look for in the surfers that I host and what kind of hosts do surfers like David look for. It's all a beautiful conversation over an amazingly brewed Chai by your host Viral Shah.

In today's Chai with Chaioffee episode our guest is Yangbo Du who is an economist from MIT, Boston. He is all into sustainability and social business. In today's episode we discuss a little bit of Couchsurfing followed by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN and how they are one of the best business opportunities in today's world. If you are an MBA or business analyst who is inclined towards SDGs or social business, you don't really want to miss out on today's podcast.

In this episode our guest from Turkey talks about her experience in India, how she feels very safe in this country, later we discuss Couchsurfing, the Law or Attraction followed by some discussions about anxiety and depression, all with a touch of spirituality

A special episode which familiarised me with the idea of making Podcasts. The host is Jonathan who invited me to his 'The Soul Family Podcast' on Spotify. In today's episode we talk a little about Couchsurfing, the making of Chaioffee and some beautiful takeaways. Go check Jonathan's podcast (The Soul Family Podcast) out on Spotify if you are into spirituality.

In this Episode we discuss how beautiful Iran is, how traveling shapes you and the gains of hosting through Couchsurfing.

This first episode is an introduction to what Chai with Chaioffee is all about and what to expect from it from the upcoming episodes.