CURRENT MISSION

To explore some of the most unique places in the world, & also to get to know as many people with varying perspectives as possible!

ABOUT ME

I'm from Southern California (LA) 🇺🇸 originally and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 12 years. I also lived short periods in Brazil 🇧🇷, Venezuela 🇻🇪, France 🇫🇷, and Quebec 🇨🇦. I’ve visited 42 countries, and 30 US states.

In 2019 I quit my job and moved out of California 🐻 to travel the world and work remotely. With the pandemic, I moved to Austin Texas 🤠 for 1 year, and now I am road tripping across North America 🌎.

I love cultures, languages (especially Latin American cultures and languages, but I enjoy learning about all!), and meeting new people. I'm very open, and try to show respect and kindness for everyone while having fun enjoying this thing called life.

Note: I do not use CS with the intention of dating (I’m hetero). I aim to meet new potential friends, and just interesting folks regardless of gender, etc.

Instagram: Joshfcurtis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed as a couchsurfer once before in Morocco, hosted twice, and met many awesome folks at meetups and events in the San Francisco HQ of Couchsurfing, as well as met many new friends from hangouts while traveling. I always love meeting new and interesting people!

Interests

Technology, Entrepreneurship, Nature/Hiking, Nutrition, Fitness, Learning, Meeting New People, Etymology, International Relations, Developing Economies, Languages, Unique Foods, Latin American cultures, Spanish, Portuguese, History, Philosophy, Travel, Anthropology, Longevity, the Future

• cooking
• fitness
• running
• technology
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• anthropology
• entrepreneurship
• etymology
• history
• international relations
• languages
• road trips
• mountains
• nature
• english
• exploring
• foodie
• meeting new people
• french
• nutrition
• weightlifting
• spanish
• networking
• portuguese
• forest bathing
• eclectic music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Latin, Jazz, Rock, Blues, international music, etc
Movies / Shows : Interstellar, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Princess Bride, Narcos, Ozarks, Stranger Things
Books: Dune, Antifragile, 1491 - to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my job to travel the world for 9 months (covid ended that). Went to 17 countries in that time.

Did a national park road trip and now a North America road trip, all while working remotely.

Traveled to Burma and Cuba early on, before they became the "hot" thing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada, France, United States, Venezuela