CURRENT MISSION

To be a culture sponge. To see beauty wherever I may be.

ABOUT ME:
Hello! My name is Jason and I’m currently traveling around the world. I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area (Northern California) (though I was born in the Philippines). My last trip was in Brazil where I finally made a bucketlist happen: I traveled to the gem that is Fernando de Noronha. It was absolutely magnificent.

Apart from being a graphic designer, I also shoot & edit travel videos (under my “ageoftravel” moniker):
🇧🇴 Bolivia: https://youtu.be/9NB3EN1XzCQ
🇳🇴 Norway: https://youtu.be/47lCAHslR3Y
🇮🇹 Sicily: https://youtu.be/16k3KfcGarU

I travel the world to learn about local customs, photograph great architecture, and learn about histories and traditions. Meeting people and being given the opportunity to be a part of their story is something I truly treasure. We are all connected.

Hope to meet you soon!

Follow my adventures on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ageoftravel/

Thank you. Salamat. Eskerrik asko. Hvala. Terama kasi. Merci. Muito obrigado. Takk. Gracias. Misaotra.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

to help provide information to fellow travelers about the San Francisco region particularly in terms of coffeehouses, hangouts, art galleries, distinct neighborhoods, and excellent grub places.

Also here to meet fellow travelers, to share stories, tips, advice- to make the globe that much smaller.

Interessen

I love art of all types. I'm also magnetized to creative people- always drawn to the act of creation.

• graphic design
• contemporary art
• modern art
• photography
• filmmaking
• illustration
• slow travel
• travelling around the world

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Getting Things Done by David Allen, Grit by Angela Duckworth

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

-surfing La Cote des Basque in Biarritz
-drenched in the culture of Bordeaux
-trekked the remote limestone formations of Tsingy de Bemaraha
-sunset at the Baobab Alley, Madagascar
-treasured the open space at the Atacama desert
-explored rural Bolivia on a 4WD ending in the surreal landscape of Salar de Uyuni
- got fully-drenched in Autumn rain in the small town of Noto in Sicily
- enamored w/ history and architecture in Siracusa
- hiked the Lofoten islands in Norway
-celebrated Christmas w/ Berber friends at the Sahara desert in Merzouga
- trekked the Imperial cities of Morocco
- explored the labyrinth of the Fes souks
- reconnected w/ myself on a hike up San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
- homestayed w/ the Akha tribe of Northern Thailand
- crossed the border to Laos by 2-day slow boat
- sailed on a yacht in Hvar
- canyoning down Cetina River in Hadvarje while raining
- walked the walled fortress of Dubrovnik
- had an eargasm to the Sea Organ at Zadar
- got happily lost in Diocletian's Palace in Split
- partied like there’s no tomorrow in Brazil Carnavale in Rio
- appreciated outsider art in Neukoln/Berlin
- jungle-trek Iguazu both on the Brazil & Argentina side
- professed my love for meat & Malbec in Buenos Aires
- pre-sunrise hike up Gunung Batur in Bali
- tried to learn how to surf in San Sebastian (Basque Country)
- tried again to surf in the cocoa coast of Bahia in Itacaré
- ventured to experience the holy place of Montserrat
- did a 10-gallery art run in Art Basel
- oceanside seafood dinner at Uluwatu
- took my grandma to see the Underground River in Palawan :)

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Viet Nam

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Brazil, Philippines, Poland, United States