I am a bicycle technomad. Worked at Amazon.com for a little over 6 years, lived like a monk, saved up some funds and then quit to explore. Lived for first 5 months of 2014 in India while working for Amazon in their Bangalore office during which I trekked Nepal, kite surfed Sri Lanka, and did a bunch of traveling around that region. Took a 3 month leave in Summer of 2015 and explored Balkans, Baltics, and Scandinavia by bicycle. Now I'm heading down to Central America.

I'm socially conscious, considerate, and grateful for the good fortune I've been afforded in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm more comfortable being a host than a guest. I'm more comfortable wild camping on the down-low than being a guest. I've had some amazing hosts, I'm sincerely grateful to each of them, and I'm a very gracious guest. But honestly, I find it challenging to accept hospitality. Couchsurfing is my attempt to become more comfortable with it.

I've used only Warm Showers to find hosts so far (so no reviews here yet). My profile there is https://www.warmshowers.org/user/89238 .

Also, I post stuff publicly at https://www.facebook.com/je.calvert

Thanks for reading!

Interests

Adventure cycle touring (obviously)
Geeking out on software/electronics
Outdoors (backpacking, snowboarding, kitesurfing)
Energy (ask me about my kite-flying wind-energy harnessing machine)

• flying
• electronics
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• camping
• snowboarding
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to count

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Back in the day, hitchhiked across US. Twice.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sounds great!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Bicycle repair/advice. What I got!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Curaçao, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, United States