Hi!

Thank you for viewing my profile. My name is Jani Spencer and I'm a German-born Finn with roots in both the US and Finland.

As for the introduction, I've been a security guard for 3 years and I get to meet and deal with all sorts of people because of that job. Remaining calm and even using humor in almost any kind of a situation are important in my job and that's why I consider myself being a good "people person".

I'm also very ambitious for a lot of things. Most of all, I love travelling, because I believe it is all about unique adventures and experiences that you cannot do any other way. For a social person like myself, it's also about meeting awesome people you wouldn't meet otherwise and making life-long connections. That is why I typically go on a trip outside of my country at least once year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe the world is much larger than just the places that are advertised about alot in the media. Sure, alot of traveling agencies have great sevices except for one; seeing the places from a local's point of view AND making life-long connections during the process. That can help one experience something more during travels and that is why I had to start supporting this kind of a community very shortly after I first heard about it. And it's been nice watching it grow ever since. 8-)

Interests

Traveling is definitely one of my biggest interests in life (obviously since I'm registered here :-D). I also interest myself a lot in japanease comics (a.k.a manga) and even drawing in a similar kind of style. I also enjoy doing physical activities regularly such as fitness, jogging and martial arts (cannot guarentee I could become your Mr. Miyagi tho... but I can try if you want).

Dogs are also very close to my heart since my family always owned at least two of those when I was growing up. :-)

• dogs
• fitness
• traveling
• drawing
• martial arts
• visual arts
• manga
• vegetarian cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

All kinds of music is fine as long as the melody is smooth. I typically go for intrumental hip-hop, jazz and periodically also J-rock.
J-rock was first brought to my ears by japanease cartoons a.k.a anime. That brings me to the type of books I like reading which is manga. The art form eventually inspired and directed me in life. :-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rock climbing with no equipment.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A handful of nice recipes for cooking including a couple of traditional Finnish dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, United States