Current mission: Meet travelers and locals in my city!

I am Jim. I like to travel around and learn about the world around me, and meet the people in that world. I believe in the spirit of helping other people. I am a big fan of bike riding, everywhere I go I just want to ride! I am a vegan, and I love cooking tasty food. If you take me to the forest I will be happy. I enjoy hiking and foraging for mushrooms as well!

Objetivo actual: ¡Conocer viejeros y locales en mi cuidad!

Soy Jim. Me gusta viajar y aprender sobre el mundo y conocer la gente de este mundo. Creo en el espíritu de ayudar a otra gente. Estoy un fan de andar en bici; ¡en todos los lugares quiero andar siempre! Soy vegano, y me encanta cocinar comida rica. Si me traes al bosque seré feliz. Me gusta senderismo y buscando setas/hongos también.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have used couchsurfing indirectly for many years via the people I traveled with, now I think it makes sense for me to make an account of my own. I love the system and I want to get involved hosting when I am able!

He usado couchsurfing de manera indirecto por varios años con mis amigos de viaje. Ahora pienso que tenga razon hacer mi propia cuenta. Me encanta la sistema y quiero participar en hosting cuando pueda.

Interests

• cooking
• vegan
• politics
• reading
• music
• hiking
• camping
• travel
• sustainability
• cooperation
• community
• bicycles
• foraging
• cooking and baking
• mushroom hunting
• liberation
• cooking together
• tool library

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music changes from time to time. I really love Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Alt-J, Francis Bebey, The Divine Comedy, and Gogol Bordello, for example. Otherwise I really tend to like music that makes me feel good inside. That normally consists of most genera that start with the letters psy: -cedelic rock, -trance, -ambient, -chedelic folk. I also like jazz and instrumental music. I like a lot of world music and fusion music as well.

My top films are, in no particular order: Amélie, Perfume, The Big Lebowski, Tarantino films, Cohen Brothers, and many more that I cannot remember at this moment. Oh, does Game of Thrones count as a film? Ok. Well, that too (except the last season...)! Also Rick and Morty!

My favorite books are the ones where I either learn something new every page, or can't stop laughing. I like to rotate these two, although recently I have been reading a lot more non-fiction than light funny stories.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's difficult to pick one thing, but I do love to sit around telling stories and remembering good times, so ask me when we meet!

Es muy difícil elegir una cosa especifica, ¡pero me gusta mucho pasar tiempo contando cuentos y recordando buenas memorias, entonces pregúntame cuando nos conocemos!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a bike mechanic, vegan cook, biologist, political thinker and activist, feminist ally, mushroom forager, native English speaker, second Spanish speaker. I am happy to teach or share any of this with anyone who wants it. Learning is learning. I will take it as it comes!

Soy mechanico de bicis, cocinero vegano, biólogo, pensador político y activista, feminista, buscador de setas, hablador de ingles nativo, hablador de castellano como segunda lengua. Estoy feliz enseñar o compartir cualquier parte de esas cosas con todos los que quieran aprender. Aprender es aprender, lo acepto siempre cuando haya la oportunidad.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above. I can cook for you, fix your bikes (if you have the tools), teach English or Spanish, suggest cool music, go hiking, go camping, whatever!

Todo lo de arriba. Puedo cocinar para ti, arreglar tu bici (si tienes las herramientas), ensañar ingles o castellano, sugerir musica, hacer trekking, hacer camping, ¡cualquier!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United States