Hello and hola to everyone! 🇬🇧🇪🇸 My name's Jacob, I'm 25, and currently an English teacher living in San Sebastían, Basque Country! I've been spending my summer holidays bike touring for the last few years and have fallen in love with meeting interesting people, having unique experiences and slowly pedalling myself across Western Europe 🌍

In the future I'm planning tours of further East (in Europe), and in the Far-East (Thailand, Vietnam etc.), and can't wait to be there.

When I'm not on my bike, I teach English 🇬🇧, although I'm about to do a Masters of Ecological Economics in Barcelona (Catalonia). I enjoy hiking 🥾 with friends, surfing 🏄‍♂️, trying new foods, and reading 📚

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because I've heard so many good reviews from my brother and friends. I want to travel around on my bike in the countryside and explore different countries, but also meet the locals and see a little of what life is like around the world 🌍

Interests

I have a variety of interests, and whatever yours are I'm sure we'll find some overlap!

• reading
• hiking
• surfing
• squash
• adventures
• biking
• sci-fi
• ultimate frisbee
• international development
• international cuisine
• dungeons & dragons
• philisophy
• ecological economics

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite music changes frequently but lasting favourites include:
- Springsteen
- Johnny Cash
- Bob Dylan
- The Eagles
- Noah and the Whale
- Skabidean (Basque)

I'm always down to watch a movie and relax, and if any of these were playing you could count me in!
- Lord of the Rings...
- Anything Disney
- Robin Williams (most of his movies)

I'm an avid reader and my bookshelf is always growing so these are just a few of my favourites. I've always loved sci-fi and fantasy, however lately have been on a non-fiction spree:
- Factfullnes (Hans Rosling)
- Tolkien

- The Humans (Matt Haig)
- Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from Oxford to Spain!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play Ultimate Frisbee, and might be able to help with some bike maintenance 🚴‍♂️🔧

What I Can Share with Hosts

A mind that loves to travel and explore! I'm up for adventures and am always down for sharing old travel stories and experiences. I like to think I can provide interesting conversation, and if not then we can always bake some cookies and enjoy some snacks 🍪

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United Kingdom, United States