What's up! My name is James, I went to school for aerospace engineering, and I worked for a year as a mechanical engineer, and then I spent a year living in Europe, first working as an au pair but then just taking french at the local university. Am technically certified at B2 French (but if you spoke to me there'd be lots of gaps and pauses)

I'm super social. I love meeting new people, making new friends, and chilling and talking. I want to learn about you, your city, your philosophies, everything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing to try to explore the world! I've lived in the Midwestern US my entire life and would like to see what's out there. Love connecting with people, chatting, having a beer (on me), and experiencing life as you do!

Interests

• dancing
• swing dancing
• exercise
• movies
• music
• guitar
• engineering
• lindy hop
• lifting
• math
• freeskating

Music, Movies, and Books

For music, I've traditionally only liked 60s and 70s music, like the beatles (huuuuge beatles guy), pink floyd, simon and garfunkel, etc. But recently I've been getting into more recent stuff like tyler the creator, father john misty, lana del ray, etc. I also love old swing jazz stuff. I'll listen to anything but it's hard to pin down a specific vibe.

For books I love self help, personal development stuff like four hour work week, atomic habits, and the magic of thinking big. I'm currently reading Mastery by Robert Greene and I think it's exactly the information I need to apply in my life right now

I am a huge movie guy. Some of my favorites (in no order) are:
There will be blood
Whiplash
The lighthouse
12 Angry men
Ladri di biciclette
Megamind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sang as lead man in Fête de la Musique (a national french music festival) with one week to prepare singing 13 songs with a band that needed a singer

Teach, Learn, Share

I have tons of hobbies! I can teach you how to play guitar or swing dance (I've been dancing for almost 3 years and I'm constantly getting better), I can help with dating (I think I'm pretty good at interacting with girls but I'm still learning haha).

I'd love to learn about other people in other parts of the world (even in the US). What are you like? How's your life going? Are you happy? If so how'd you achieve that?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I keep very clean, by habit. I'm not crazy about it but I keep my space picked up. I can clean, cook food, watch an animal, help with repairs or handywork (I've not done any but I'm 100% sure I can learn)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States