I'm Jonas and a very open minded person and like to get to know other people. I am very open to new ideas and perspectives since I lived in Venezuela 🇻🇪 for a year when I was 16. Since then I am bitten by the travel bug and went exploring. From countries like Georgia and Azerbaijan over hiking Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania I am always open for new adventures.

After my bachelor studies in IT and a product management internship in Silicon Valley as well as working as a PM in a AI startup in Germany, I am now in Japan 🇯🇵 (learning Japanese and doing an internship for 1,5 years)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the first place because friends recommended doing so. I want to travel the right way. I want to get to know the people who live in their country to experience their culture and food. I also like to have company and talk to people about their way and sense of living. With sixteen I lived for one year in Venezuela with a host family. I experienced how different and at the same time how equal people can be. This really fascinated me and got me curious. The most important lesson I learned there: You can't judge anything unless you have tried it out or experienced it

Interests

• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• minimalism
• music
• hiking
• sailing
• computer science
• self improvement
• self-development
• coaching
• ayurveda
• audiobooks
• journaling
• ludovico einaudi

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
- Tomorrow
- Inglorious Basterds
- The Shawshank Redemption

Books (read 50 in the last 12 month)
- Atomic Habits
- Deep Work

Music
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Eric Clapton
- Green Day
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Alligathoa
- Bach
- Meghan Trainor
- Scouting for Girls
- Gianmaria Testa
- Eminem
- Ed Sheeran

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Crossing the alps from Germany to Italy by foot ⛰
Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro 🗻
Doing 3 weeks of Yoga in Bali 🧘‍♂️
Living in Silicon Valley for a year and understanding a bit more the tech bubble haha
Attending the school of emotions in Berlin for 2 years (best decision ever)

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn more about other cultures
I want to taste the best food in the country

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Expertise in studying on a ship visiting 12 countries 🛳
- Tipps about other extraordinary Education Programs
- Knowledge from 150 books I read so far 📚
-Cooking Skills 👨‍🍳
-Expertise about good loudspeakers
-Help in IT-Problems
- Doing an internship in Okinawa (one of the blue zones where people live very long) and sharing my experience

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, United States, Venezuela