Talkative, energetic, spontaneous, funny, history buff, outgoing, and halfway decent cook 👨‍🍳

I’m currently living in Istanbul teaching Online and doing international sales

I always aspire to learn from different people

I travel for the people, the experiences, and the adventure, I’m having fun with life right now :)

Instagram: Jakekoertgen

- Feel free to add me and say you’re from Couchsurfing. Be warned, I post tons of memes

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Making friends and going on adventures

Interests

American Football 🏈, reading 📖, 🍻, politics,

• books
• theater
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• politics
• hip-hop music
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• american football
• history
• languages
• ancient history
• rap
• germany
• star wars
• classic rock

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite artists are Chance the Rapper, Kanye West and Louis the Child.

Favorite book is the alchemist.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped organized a 20,000 person protest against Donald Trump in Chicago.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always eager to learn more about local culture, religion, politics, abs ways of living.

I also LOVE dancing 🕺

What I Can Share with Hosts

Create a great friendship,

Go out with you to local clubs or bars,

Teach you how to dance Salsa or Bachata,

And cook foods my family taught me living in Chicago,

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey, United States