Hi I'm Jovan.

I'd like to describe myself as a retired teenager. I like being in touch with the kid in me - not taking myself too seriously and always looking for a fun time. I was a journalist for six years - I like talking about a lot of things but I'm not a know-it-all and I don't engage in random arguments with people. Only when extremely necessary. After working as a journalist I lived in Australia for almost two years to take my masters in social policy. Now I'm back in the Philippines working for a non-profit organization.

I'm pretty much outgoing, but sometimes I'm laid back, too. I like interesting conversations and I like cracking jokes. If you're into dry and mildly dark humor I'm your guy. I like making friends with people but if you need personal space I know where to put myself, too. I'd like to think I'm generally chill.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to learn stuff I don't know, meet interesting people and make connections with people from different backgrounds.

Interests

I am open-minded to a lot of things, except dangerous drugs and religious fundamentalism.

• movies
• music
• journalism
• television
• international development

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Atonement, Casablanca, City of God, Kite Runner, foreign films
Music - Keane, The Killers, Vance Joy, Florence + The Machine, Temper Trap, many more
Books - My Uncle Oswald, Switch Bitch, Catcher in the Rye, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, A Separate Peace

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Safari adventure in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Teach, Learn, Share

I like talking about history, trivia, movies

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, lots of them

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Philippines