Hi! Mucho gusto!

I recently completed my degree in Chemistry and am travelling for a few months before beginning a research position in Switzerland.

I am new to couchsurfing but hope to get involved in the community both as a guest and a host :) This is only my second time to Europe, so I hope to meet more people from many different countries! I'm a very friendly guy, so I hope my inexperience here doesn't deter other great people from meeting.

I don't have Facebook– I prefer to keep up with friends using Whatsapp and I also have an Instagram account where I post some pictures of my travels (IG: jakeaguirre)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to expand my network of friends in all parts of the world! When I travel I like to create my own unique experiences. Making local friends is the biggest part of this.

I love learning new languages, learning to cook international foods, listening and playing international music.

Interests

• triathlon
• yoga
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• chemistry
• languages
• gay
• trekking
• vegetarian cooking
• weightlifting
• medicinal plants

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite hobby is music! I love to listen to lots of different music and enjoy playing my guitar - and sometimes various percussion objects ; ) I enjoy rock, jazz, alternative, psychedelic, improv/noise, blues, trip-hop, new wave, synth, and lots more.

Favourite artists: Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, CAN, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine, PJ Harvey, Joni Mitchell, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr, Neil Young, etc etc etc

I also really enjoy documentaries and TV Shows!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a week hiking and camping in solitude over the Kii mountains of Japan–and enduring a typhoon!-completing the Kumano Kodo Kohechi pilgrimage.

It was the hardest, most satisfying adventure of my life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love cooking vegetarian food, and adapting local specialties to vegetarian diets.
I love to talk about science and medicine, politics, music.
I enjoy working out and doing yoga–I can lead a yoga practice.
I can hike for days....I'm like the Energizer Bunny. Take me anywhere.

I enjoy sharing my previous adventures and hearing about where my friend's have been- i always save these tips for my own journeys.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Croatia, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, Switzerland