comfortable in my own skin
infinitely curious
playful with serious ambitions

Practically raised by a Mexican nanny in San Diego who instilled in me an appreciation for the finer things in life like ramen, quesadillas, and a desperate game of charades. I was subsequently forced to be Tom Sawyer in a play because of my early distaste of fancy restaurants, nice clothes, and all things French.
I eventually started wearing pants and my little businesses grew from the garage to the internet and manufacturing floor.

Lifestyle-wise I'd rather go try to live with nomads in Mongolia than take a luxury cruise. I seek truly unique and original experiences, and if real life isn't interesting enough, I'll find a way to make it so.

I spend my time in communities that I have a lot to learn from such as a Buddhist monastery, US military training, various cooperative living houses, an island where the natives had never met Caucasians before, and some cool countries.

Long term I want to help usher in a more cooperative world.

And then find somewhere quiet I can finish my book.

https://www.facebook.com/john.uke1

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting like-minded people and being of assistance to others.

Interests

• books
• burningman
• working out
• motorcycles
• politics
• technology
• video games
• board games
• coding
• guitar
• adventure races
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• psychology
• gaming
• gym
• ancient history
• computer games
• world history
• psychedelics
• fantasy books
• pc gaming

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Song of Ice and Fire, the Kingkiller Chronicle, Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior.
Basically anything that grows my brain or makes me believe I'm in a vibrant fantasy.

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, Matrix

Shows: Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Community, Colbert Report, South Park, Adventure Time.

Music: Beatles, Bowie, Lady Gaga, Gorillaz. Not so much country or rap.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While talking in gibberish, I convinced everybody in bar in Sweden that I was a prince from Ghana there to study, and my German friend was my Tanzanian translator. Much VIP treatment ensued.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: World knowledge, entrepreneurship, code, table + computer games

Learn: Russian language, cooking, advanced guitar

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, France, Germany, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States