Verily atypical and somewhat nomadic… 🚵♂️🌎😎 Currently based in Beziers, France but plotting a move to Covilhã, Portugal to create a dynamic community of digitalnomads, artists and our ilk (hub.house). Normal people think I'm carefree and footloose. Or mad. But everything is relative. ATTN. Not only am I frequently travelling around but my place in Beziers is in the middle of renovation so I may not accept requests. But check back next year for Portugal! Passing Perpignan and like adventures in the countryside? Ping me for the location of a secret hot spring! I do various little bivouacking trips to explore these and the region's wild swimming and often happy for folks to join, indeed I've a spare bike. And FYI this region has 1€ train tickets for exploring, even better than Blablacar! https://www.ter.sncf.com/occitanie/offres/tarifs-occitanie/billets-1euro CURRENT MISSION Putting it together, pulling it apart. ABOUT ME I enjoy life, from rouging it travelling (bucket showers--whoohoo!) and absorbing places, but also a bit of the sybaritic lifestyle. Mostly I hark from London, but I've lived here and there… most recently based in India 'experimenting' with startup/coworking/coliving stuff, but originally a graphic/web guy who quit to became an overly optimistic entrepreneur. It's probably fair to say I'm somebody who alternates between being absorbed by work and complacent loafing. I deeply appreciate all things, especially stinky cheese... but not giant cockroaches, and leeches. http://facebook.com/jacob.jay http://instagram.com/verseguru PHILOSOPHY "Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them."—Epictetus
Interessato a Arte
Fluente in Inglese
Sta imparando Francese
Badge Pioniere
Perché sono su Couchsurfing
There's mad people here.
Musica, film e libri
Deep House, Downtempo, Lounge, Electroswing, World, Jazz; l'Appartement, Avalon, Paris Texas, Solaris, Baraka, Gandhi, Down by Law, My Neighbour Totoro, Cruel Intentions; Douglas Adams, Philip Pullman, Neal Stephenson, Nassim Nicolas Taleb…
Una cosa straordinaria che ho fatto
It's all a blur.
Insegna, Impara, Condividi
I have broad software/usability knowledge and am particularly happy to share. I can also give input to some extent on branding, marketing, retail, ethical and other aspects of startups and entrepreneurialism.
I miei interessi
Design, Sustainability, Smelly Cheese, Aesthetics, Cinema, Mountain Biking, Interiors, Photography, Hacking (not Cracking), Bubble Baths, Altruism, etcetera…