CURRENT MISSION

Don't Worry, Be Happy!!

ABOUT ME

Hello! My name is Jacob Sobel. From August 2010 - 2011 I taught English in Daegu, South Korea! What a wonderful experience. After teaching in South Korea I backpacked around Asia for about 7 months. After backpacking around Asia I moved to Ecuador and lived with a family in an Indigenous community for three months working on organic farms and teaching English in the local community schools. After that I taught English in Riobamba, Ecuador for 9 months and then backpacked throughout South America for 6 months! Currently I am getting my Masters of Social Work at the University of Georgia and hope to do International Social Work upon graduation.

PHILOSOPHY

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide."
~Mahatma Gandhi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like having fun and meeting new people. I love learning about new cultures and making new friends. I am down to earth and easy to get along with. I am up for anything, may it be a dinner party with friends or a night until the early hours of the morning!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Did some couchsurfing in South America but hope to do more in the future!

Interests

I love traveling, learning new things, making new friends, concerts, new experiences, trying new and different food, hanging out with friends, the beach, playing sports, watching sports, new cities, Korean food

• concerts
• dining
• partying
• traveling
• watching sports
• backpacking
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• sports
• social work
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

My two favorite authors are Jon Krakauer and Pat Conry. My fav. books are Into the Wild, Into Thin Air and Under the Banner of Heaven, The Prince of Tides, The Water is Wide and My Losing Season. My favorite movies are City of God, Blood Diamond and Blow. I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pretty Lights, Paul Simon, Guns and Roses, Bob Dylan and Dispatch

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Great Wall of China, teaching English in South Korea and Ecuador, bungee jumping in New Zealand, skydiving in Hawaii, Bullfight in Ecuador, Iguazu Falls, Salar de Uyuni

Teach, Learn, Share

I love meeting and learning from anyone who wants to meet or learn from me!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, South Korea, United States

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