Hi, my name is Jimmy. I am an active, life loving gentleman. I live in Dunellen, New Jersey, USA. I am well traveled (have been to more than 30 countries), and highly educated (PhD from a US University). I am new to couch surfing, and I start with CS because I anticipate that I will have time to do CS travel after my retirement (I have not done any couch surfing so far). I plan to start hosting in 2024. I prefer hosting 2-4 nights, and weekend works better for me. Please check "My Home" section before sending your request and kindly provide your arrival and departure time.

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

I used to travel a few times internationally each year. The past 3 years (2020-2022), I have not done any international travel due to the obvious reason. When I start to plan for travels this year, I want to do something new, which is Couchsurfing or travel in group. I have not done that prior. I would like to meet new people, to learn different cultures through hosting or group travel. I can not do too much in hosting since I have a full time job, plus I also travel quite a lot for business. However, I will try to host if opportunity arises. Potentially I may plan to travel via Couchsurfing in future as well, this will be a totally new experience for me.

Zainteresowania

• culture
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• fine dining
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• international relations
• group travel
• sightseeing
• friends
• interesting people

Muzyka, filmy i książki

Movies: Sound of Music, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and many Jackie Chan’s movies.
Music: I like all good music
Books: I read many books

Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)

After I was accepted by a U.S. university (graduate school) and received my US visa, I booked my airplane tickets from Beijing (China) to New Orleans (USA) by phone at a government run ticket office. When I went to the ticket office to purchase the ticket, I was told that I did not confirm my ticket, and that ticket was sold. So for next few days, I carried a bag of cash (my 7 years of savings at then) and went to the ticket office everyday, waiting for another ticket. One day the ticket agent told me, someone just canceled a ticket to San Francisco, I immediately bought that ticket. When I flew to San Francisco airport, I wanted to buy an airplane ticket to New Orleans, and found out that a one way ticket cost $1100, but I only have $1000 in hand (that was 1992, Chinese salary was low). I was told to buy greyhound bus ticket to New Orleans, which cost me $299, but it will have 7 transfers. I took the greyhound bus, traveled 3 days and 3 nights, from San Francisco to New Orleans, cross 5 states (CA, AZ, NM, TX, LA), I really enjoyed the scenes I saw during this trip. That was my first trip to US. Prior to that, I never been out of China. Sometimes, an economical option (bus) may have more fun than airplane.

Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj

Teach: Chinese cooking, social dance, chemistry (my PhD major😄), Chinese culture, US cultures
Learn: other cultures
Share: traveling experiences, foods, dining and fun, stories, etc.

Czym mogę się podzielić z gospodarzami

Fun, traveling experiences, many other things. Go to local restaurants together if host has time.
I just learned from a host’s writing - “ To me, CouchSurfing is all about the people. It's all about cultural exchanges, getting an authentic traveling experience, no matter where you are in the world”. Another one I learned through the writings by more experienced CS - “ Couchsurfing is not free, but it is cheaper and often more culturally interesting than hostels. Be a generous guest. Be a compassionate host”.

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

China, United States