CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world, explore myself

ABOUT ME

My name is Jon. I have all sorts of interests, ranging from music to frisbee to Chinese. This is a really hard box to fill.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe life is all about amassing experiences. This time is all we have, and its ours to do with it what we will. I figure the world is so big and complicated, the only way to truly learn anything about yourself is to tackle it head on.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. If you'd like to experience life at a quintessential northeastern liberal arts college, get in touch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed around Europe this past summer.

Centres d'intérêt

I am an avid film lover who plays guitar, alto saxophone and ultimate frisbee. I dream of living in China after I graduate from college. My brother wants to be a vetrinarian when he grows up. He loves cooking -- if you put us up, I guarantee he will cook you a meal.

• arts
• cooking
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• camping
• skydiving
• boxing

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Movies: Brazil, Fight Club, Casablanca, Waking Life, The Conversation, Fellini Satyricon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Music: Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Charlie Parker, Bob Dylan

Books: Catch-22, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 100 Years of Solitude, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

My nine weeks in China definitely constitute the best time of my life.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I'd love to teach a little about how to play music (I've been playing guitar and sax for 8 years each). I know a bunch about Jazz and Folk. I've been to China and researched it extensively, so I would love to share my experiences with that. I absolutely love giving mini Chinese lessons. I have no shortage of interesting stories -- I've led skydiving trips, hosted a radio show, performed EEG brainwave scans for research into cognitive language processing, and coordinated programs for the second largest summer camp in America.