My name is Jakub, I was born in Czech republic and I am half Czech and half Slovak. Since I was 12 years old, I lived abroad though. I studied on a grammar school in Germany and then continued to study Politics at the University of Passau, located in southern Germany, in Bavaria, and also EU law, politics and economics at the University of Salzburg in Austria and International Relations at LUISS University in Rome, Italy. At the moment I am living in Prague and working for the Czech Office of the Government where I am organizing the upcoming Czech Presidency in the EU.
I absolutely love travelling. Since I was young, I was travelling with my parents pretty much and in the last years I am travelling already by myself or with my friends. Until now I have visited more than 40 countries on 4 continents and I am still curious about exploring new ones.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing doesn't only mean for me a cheap option to travel, but also a great possibility to meet new people from all over the world. From my personal experience I know that you get to know a country best when you stay with the locals there and the concept of couchsurfing enables this.

Interests

• animals
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• languages
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• nature
• jogging
• adrenaline

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Basically Rock, Pop-Rock and Oldies (Beatles, Kiss, Queen, Linkin Park, but also Dua Lipa, Maroon 5, Anastacia or Eros Ramazzotti etc.)
Movies: 7 Years in Tibet, Cider House Rules, Slumdog Millionaire, Babel
Books: detective books from Jo Nesbo, psychological books from Laurent Gounelle, books from Khaled Hosseini, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding in Argentina with amazing view on the Andes

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to get to know your culture, cultural habits, local cuisine or some "hidden" places in your country. I am also opened to any political or philosophical discussion since these are my fields of study I am interested in.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would be glad to share with you a part of my "Czechoslovak" culture, which I am really proud of and also my experiences from living abroad in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy or Argentina and from my various travels.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy