Hello!

I'm Jacob, a former high school teacher living in Raleigh, NC. I graduated from Clemson University in SC in 2021 and I taught Economics, Psychology, and Government in Mission Texas (border town).

I love travel, and I love meeting people from different walks of life. I know that sounds cliche, but to me, travel is meaningless if you don’t leave with new friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people

Interests

• education
• cooking
• wine
• mexican food
• nightlife
• politics
• movies
• hiking
• backpacking
• soccer
• pizza
• indie music
• horror movies
• germany

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything local, American Football, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, BORNS, Oh Wonder, Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Movies: Zombieland, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Into the Spiderverse, Baby Driver, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Books: I’m more of a nonfiction person; recently I’ve read about Buddhism, thought experiments, soccer economics, and developmental economics

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail southbound in 2023🐻

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: German and English, how to make pizza (shown in pics), and music.
Learn: Anything and Everything, but especially music and language

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wine, Food, Stories, and Music (I play guitar, bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, and some others!)

I used to be the type to stay out until sunrise, but I’ll admit a bit more subdued nowadays. I don’t drink or party a ton, but I’m always down to go out and explore!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Thailand