I'm Jos (they/them), a Lexington, KY local by way of Oregon & West Virginia. My primary passions are politics, technology, wine, and cycling. I'm a software developer turned wine professional. I'm involved in organizing a bunch of community bike rides and some tech networking events in town and love meeting folks and creating community. I also have spare bikes to borrow if you stay with me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing to be part of a really cool network that helps introduce you and those who stay with you to local culture and people wherever you/they go

Hosting: it's really great opening your home to new people with so many different and varied experiences and getting to hear about slivers of their life and getting to show them the best parts and people of your city

Surfing: it's awesome meeting locals and finding out the best parts of a new place especially if they may be off the beaten path

Interests

Current events, independent & local music, politics, cycling, technology, wine!

• culture
• beer
• politics
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Titane
Slacker
Being John Malkovich
Wes Andersons filmography
Scenes from the suburbs

Music: Is difficult to talk about for me because I like so much. I used to DJ at a college radio station and will listen to just about anything you throw at me. I really indie rock, electronic music of many varieties, and world music.
Check out my Last.fm for more specifics www.last.fm/user/whatnotery

Authors:
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Adams
William Gibson
David Graeber
Cory Doctorow
Charles Stross
Warren Ellis
Stieg Larsson
Ray Bradbury
Jonathan Safran Foer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In spring of 2012 I walked from Lexington KY to Chicago IL with a group of activists in relation to the Occupy Wall Street Movement. We met and stayed with a ton of interesting people from many walks of life and it was a really fulfilling experience

More than one but a buddy and I also biked from Lexington KY to Louisville KY on fixed gear bicycles

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little bit about bike repair and am on the board of directors at a local bike Co-Op

I'm pretty knowledgeable about wine and homebrewed my first batch earlier this year. It was generally regarded as tasty by friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States