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Overview
About Me
I’m James! I’m a mostly full-time traveler, I work in the adventure travel industry leading group trips for companies like National Geographic, and I also lead outdoor trips with at-risk youth in Los Angeles when I’m home. Between work I put most of my time and savings into staying on the road for as long as possible!
I studied international studies and journalism in university so I’m a big fan of learning about the culture, history, language and food of everywhere I go.
I'm an open-minded, curious, easy going, low maintenance type of person, and consider myself accepting of people of all different backgrounds and lifestyles.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Meeting likeminded folk, swapping travel stories, learning about a country first hand from the people who live there, and hopefully making some life long friends and travel buddies.
Interests
Adventure, sustainability, travel ethics, Vipassana, mindfulness, intentional living, minimalism, the great outdoors, hiking, language, equality, politics, literature, movies, storytelling, personal dreams, the future... are all things I find myself talking with friends about late into the night.
- arts
- culture
- traveling
- music
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- communications
- cultural studies
- history
- journalism
- mountains
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Spent over a year (and counting) traveling around South East Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Motorcycled the length of Vietnam for 2 months.
I caught malaria while hiking through rural mountains in Africa and somehow kept going for a week.
Teach, Learn, Share
Happy to exchange language skills anywhere I go
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia
Countries I’ve Lived In
Indonesia, Malaysia, Tanzania, United States