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I’m an open-minded, curious, and generous guy from Denmark who genuinely loves meeting new people, sharing stories, and having deep conversations mixed with good laughs 😄

I value authenticity and real human connection — those moments when we drop the masks, expectations, and the need to impress, and simply meet each other as we are.
Realizing that we’re all experiencing life for the first time, each in our own way ❤️

When I travel, I’m not very interested in museums or tourist checklists.
I much prefer local life, hitchhiking to random places, spontaneous plans, home-cooked meals, long conversations, and exploring places tourists usually don’t go ☺️

I have a deep love for Latin American and Colombian culture — the openness, warmth, music, dancing, food, and the beautiful fact that “awkwardness” simply doesn’t exist 🤩
For the first time in my life, I felt completely at home.

I try to live consciously and not on autopilot — even though habits and subconscious programming sometimes take the lead 🧘‍♂️
The present moment is the only moment we truly have, so I do my best to be here, now, whenever I can 🙌

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My story

For over a year, I traveled alone through South America, and CouchSurfing became a huge part of my journey.
Not just as a place to sleep, but as a way to truly connect, learn, and feel at home wherever I went.

Through staying with locals, sharing everyday life, meals, laughter, and long conversations, I learned to speak fluent Spanish and fell deeply in love with Latin American culture.
The openness, the warmth, and how natural human connection feels here.

One day, I arrived in the beautiful town of Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador.
The next morning, I explored the town and spontaneously decided to rent a bicycle and ride the waterfall route — even though it was already late in the day.

That small decision changed my life.

At the waterfall Pailón del Diablo, I met a woman.
We started talking, and something immediately felt different.
We connected deeply, spent the rest of the day together, and the following days were filled with dates every evening.

Three days later, I had to leave Ecuador and continue my journey toward Panama.
Saying goodbye was incredibly hard — I don’t think I had ever cried that much.

Still, we stayed in contact every single day as I traveled from Panama to El Salvador.
Eventually, I booked a flight to Colombia just to see her again.
I moved in with her and her family, lived with them for two months, and half a year later, on 21/11/2025, we got married 👩‍❤️‍👨

Travel taught me trust — in people, in life, and in the magic of unexpected moments.
Meeting the love of my life when I least expected it gave me a deep sense of faith in god and destiny, that things unfold exactly as they’re meant to 🙏

Let’s link up on Instagram: Jonathan.arthurr 😁

Versión español 🇨🇴

Sobre mí

Soy una persona abierta, curiosa y generosa de Dinamarca a quien realmente le encanta conocer gente nueva, compartir historias y tener conversaciones profundas combinadas con buenas risas 😄

Valoro mucho la autenticidad y la conexión real — esos momentos en los que dejamos las máscaras, las expectativas y la necesidad de impresionar, y simplemente nos encontramos tal como somos.
Entender que todos estamos viviendo esta vida por primera vez, cada uno a su manera ❤️

Cuando viajo, no me interesan mucho los museos ni los planes turísticos típicos.
Prefiero la vida local, viajar de dedo (autostop), los planes espontáneos, la comida casera, las conversaciones largas y descubrir lugares a los que normalmente no van los turistas ☺️

Tengo un amor muy grande por la cultura latinoamericana y colombiana — la apertura, la calidez, la música, el baile, la comida y el hecho de que la “incomodidad” social casi no existe 🤩
Por primera vez en mi vida, me sentí completamente en casa.

Intento vivir de manera consciente y no en “piloto automático” — aunque a veces los hábitos y el subconsciente toman el control 🧘‍♂️
El momento presente es lo único que realmente tenemos, así que trato de estar aquí y ahora siempre que puedo 🙌

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Mi historia

Durante más de un año viajé solo por Sudamérica, y CouchSurfing fue una parte muy importante de mi experiencia.
No solo como un lugar donde quedarme, sino como una forma de conectar de verdad, aprender y sentirme en casa en cualquier lugar.

Al quedarme con locales, compartir la vida cotidiana, comidas, risas y conversaciones largas, aprendí a hablar español con fluidez y me enamoré profundamente de la cultura latinoamericana.
De su calidez, su apertura y de lo natural que se siente conectar con las personas.

Un día llegué al hermoso pueblo de Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador.
A la mañana siguiente exploré el pueblo y decidí de forma espontánea alquilar una bicicleta para hacer la ruta de las cascadas — aunque ya era un poco tarde.

Esa pequeña decisión cambió mi vida.

En la cascada Pailón del Diablo, conocí a una mujer.
Empezamos a hablar y desde el primer momento se sintió diferente.
Conectamos muy profundamente, pasamos el resto del día juntos y los días siguientes estuvieron llenos de citas cada noche.

Tres días después tuve que salir de Ecuador y continuar mi viaje hacia Panamá.
Despedirme fue muy difícil — creo que nunca había llorado tanto.

Aun así, seguimos en contacto todos los días mientras viajaba desde Panamá hasta El Salvador.
Con el tiempo, decidí viajar a Colombia para verla otra vez.
Terminé viviendo con ella y su familia durante dos meses, y medio año después, el 21/11/2025, nos casamos.

Viajar me enseñó a confiar — en dios, en las personas, en la vida y en la magia de los momentos inesperados.
Conocer al amor de mi vida cuando menos lo esperaba me dio una gran fe en dios y en que las cosas pasan como tienen que pasar.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get to meet the lovely souls in this beautiful world and learn from different cultures and beliefs 🙌
I love to gather in deep and deep conversations and talk about the small and big things in life. I’m very interested in discovering emotions and feeling them so if you’re open to share some feeling or emotion you’re always welcome to share with me✨
In a society where it’s easy to escape and run away from how we feel I believe it’s very important to try to tap more into how feel even though it can be scary ❤️

Interests

I love to travel and experience the authentic culture and learn the language. If you speak Spanish or Portuguese we should definitely practice together! And if you want to learn some danish (my mother tongue) then I’m happy to share.
Hitchhiking is also fun way to travel and something I want to do more so if you have some tips then let me know 🤙

I also like to do movement or practices that gets me grounded in my body. I believe humans are meant to move and connect to the body every day! I do this through yoga, meditation, walks in nature and dancing. 🕺🧘‍♂️🤸🍀✨

I also like getting stronger in the gym, connecting with nature and living a healthy life. I’m very into nutrition and non toxic holistic lifestyle and I study a lot in the topic of longevity and how to live the healthiest ways possible 🥩🥭🏋️‍♂️

• yoga
• meditation
• agriculture
• philosophy
• hitchhiking
• nature
• trekking
• laughing
• spirituality
• holistic health
• mindfulness
• shamanism
• gym
• deep conversations
• bicycle
• silence
• reggaeton
• nutrition
• plant medicine
• breathwork
• health and fitness
• habits
• discipline

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Latín music, reggaeton, cumbia, techno, flute and shamanic drums 🧘‍♂️🕺✨
Movies/TV-series:
Breaking bad 👨‍🦲
Prison break 🔐
Titanic 👩‍❤️‍👨

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It’s too hard to just mention one, here’s a few:
- I climbed a 140 meter building in Berlin with a crane on the roof and had a beautiful view over the city and watched the sunrise 🌆🏗️
- I slept outside in my hammock for 19 days on the island of Ibiza 🏝️🏕️
- Lived with the Shipibo tribe for three weeks in the Amazon jungle of Peru 🍀
- Travelled Peru, Brazil and Colombia alone for 6 months, primarily using CouchSurfing 🇵🇪🇧🇷🇪🇨🇧🇴🇨🇴❤️
- Spent 10 days in silence and no eye contact with other people and meditating with Vipassana technique 🧘‍♂️✨

Teach, Learn, Share

We can do language exchange of English, Spanish, Danish or Brazilian Portuguese 🇬🇧🇨🇴🇩🇰🇧🇷
We can cook a nice and healthy meal together 🍝🤌
Go on a hike or go to the gym 💪⛰️
Have good conversations about the meaningful things in life ☺️

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’m a decent cook and I’m happy to cook my host a healthy and nutritious meal 😋

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Curaçao, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Ecuador, Peru