CURRENT MISSION

Northerner gone south

ABOUT ME

Traveling is my life's goal. I've studies in China and Europe; backpacked through western and eastern Europe; and I've been to 48 states by exploring most of the major cities and our country's natural wonders.

Last summer I finished graduate school with a degree in urban planning and applied for jobs across the country. I didn't want to go south, which is why I took the job in Baton Rouge. It was random enough to make sense. I haven't regretted the decision once. You can't go wrong with crawfish boils and Mardi Gras parades. For sure.

http://www.myspace.com/jleuenbe

PHILOSOPHY

I get bored with life a lot and continue to discover things about myself and other people.

I have to keep moving.

That's why I moved to Baton Rouge. To find out why the French liked it so much down here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Louisiana is one of the most under-estimated states, I want to invite anyone to come and visit me. I will try to accommodate you by coming to get you and showing you around the state's capital.

I will house friends whenever - even if I barley know them. I still keep in contact with my many backpacking friends from around the world, and continue to lure them to the bayou's of Louisiana for a visit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Working on it...

Interests

Traveling, of course.

Urban places. I might be an urban planner, but I also live for urban planning.

Live music. I don't care what it is, large or small, but the best music is in the hole-in-the-wall smokey bar.

Theater.

Socializing.

Culture â

• culture
• theater
• mardi gras
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• backpacking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While in China staying with host families; talking to students; and seeing a country at a breaking point.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States