CURRENT MISSION

To meet some crazy awesome people!

ABOUT ME

My name is Jacob. I was born in Boston, but migrated to New Mexico at the ripe age of three months and have lived there every since. I grew up playing outside everyday and I love hiking and traveling. Currently I am living in Israel for a year in between high school and college. I am attending Northwestern University next year near Chicago and plan to major in whichever science will best help me to either research fusion or genetically engineer giant Pomegranites.

PHILOSOPHY

Be good to people and have as much fun as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently surfing hope to host in the future

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a rookie. no experiences yet

Interests

music I play guitar and some hand percussion, sports, Jiu Jitsu/Judo, eating, reading, philosophy, nature.

I am also a firm believer in trying everything once...well almost anything once.

• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• jiu jitsu
• engineering
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I like almost all music and read books of every genre.

Some favorite books: The Devils Highway, Obasan, Crime and Punishment, and Pillars of the Earth

Some favorite movies: Boy A, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Burnt By the Sun, The Lives of Others, Role Models and Primal Fear

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I walked from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in one day (about 90 kilometers)

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about everything and anything.

I might be able to teach some Jiu Jitsu/Judo and some guitar (I also want to learn more in these subjects)