Top of the morning to ya! My name is Josh the Squash (I have a bit of a green thumb) and dig just being outside in general. I'm most comfortable 'mocked ten feet up with uke in hand. However, it's now winter so surfing on a couch is a more realistic option.

This might sound like a lie but I sincerely LOVE doing dishes and tidying up --- it provides me with catharsis. And as I get further along the plant-based path, I've been wanting to experiment more and more in the kitchen; thus if it's kosher, I could cook for ya!

In the long term, I intend to combine my passions of artificial intelligence and social justice. But for now, I just want to travel and see/experience as much as I can!

Most shambly story: One time I lost a bet and had to fly back home from Copenhagen whilst shirtless and wearing only one shoe. The US Border Control officials were not pleased.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend of mine once said, "[Couchsurfing] has changed my life and redeemed my faith in humanity". I really resonate with the idea of communal living as it vibes with my goals of minimalism. Plus, I'm a people person whose fave part of traveling is meeting and learning from peeps in the hostel and on the streets!

Interests

Hmmm...I love playing soccer, making a fool of myself on the dance floor, trying my hand at massage, and researching AI. I feel a moral obligation to leverage my privilege to stand in solidarity with others --- having focused on dining workers and farmworkers especially. I like long walks on the beach. I also have a passion for disc golfing and geocaching (essentially a worldwide treasure hunt). I have a hadron for telling bad physics jokes. I love the outdoors and am always down to go backpacking/hiking/canoeing. I'll alway hit up any and all free events.

• dancing
• dining
• massage therapy
• board games
• music
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• soccer
• table tennis
• computer science
• mathematics
• ukulele
• vegan cooking
• hammocking

Music, Movies, and Books

Tunes: (I'm going to shuffle my iPod and see what I get) Pink Floyd, Fleet Foxes, Led Zeppelin, The Who, CSNY, Rage Against the Machine, RHCP, Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, The Beatles, Lake Street Dive, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, The Avett Brothers, James Taylor, Alexi Murdoch

Movies: City of God, The Good The Bad The Ugly, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Memento, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Schindler's List, Dive!, The Wall, Spirited Away, No Country for Old Men

Books: Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov, The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques, The Things They Carried*** by Tim O'Brien, The Grapes of Wrath, The Road by Cormac McCarthy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friends and I broke a world record by pumping out 5721 PB&J's in just over 30 minutes!

Teach, Learn, Share

As a math nerd, I could teach you how to quickly calculate the day of the week given any date in history.

As someone on the vegan path, I could teach you how to make some dope vegan brownies. All I need is a food processor.

I also excel at shutting up and just listening so that I can learn as much as I can from the people I meet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-vegan cooking (brownies and risotto are my specialty)
-ukulele serenades
-my love for board/card/party games
-massage

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States