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James! Thanks for providing me with the best first couch surfing experience. you and monika are very hospitable and kind :) i enjoyed all of the delicious food you made and the outdoor makeshift-beer-can-stove! absolutely brilliant. thanks and please come to berlin! maybe the bee poem will be ready by then!

This reference is waaaaay overdue, but James was one of the most welcoming hosts I've come across. He's an incredible cook (the pancakes were ahhhhmazing!) Thanks again! I really appreciate u letting me stay!

Definitely you must to know to James and Moni, really very nice and cool people. With James you will be never bored and is a great cook, for me is not only positive, is HIGHLY POSITIVE

MUCHAS GRACIAS MONI Y JAMES POR ESOS MAGINIFICOS DÍAS JUNTO A USTEDES!!!

 

James, Moni and Stephan came to Sonoma to brighten up my life. It was such a pleasure to share some fantastic meals with them and hear there traveling stories. I got to meet Lisa (another local couchsurfer) and go on a hike with my new friends as well as share my little corner of the world with some excellent, humorous compadres. I will find a way to keep in touch and come visit them in Switzerland/SOCAL one of these days. If you have the chance to meet these folks do not miss out!

James was wonderful. Him and his two swiss partners in crime forced me to get out of my house and actually experience my home town by showing them around. They were very generous. James did quick sketches of me and several of my friends. I wish they were at every farmers market!

 

With surfboard atop, James and his girlfriend Moni and her workmate Stephan, both from Switzerland, pulled up to our gate. True to his title of nomadic ambassador, James also brought with him the spirit of instant friendship. The threesome immediately put us at ease and it is obvious that couch-surfing is as natural to them as breathing. Spent an enjoyable evening sharing around the dinner table (sorry about those yellow jackets!). We enjoyed their wine and, later, the fresh orange juice. Thankyou for the beautiful card - the photo of the pristine lake in the Alps inspire us to do more than dream of a future visit.

 

An incredible artist, a friendly person, and an overall fantastic addition to the CS community... glad to have met James, and look forward to collaborating on fun times in the future!

James is our first formal "surfer," and in fact, he is anything but formal! He is very informal, easy-going, and friendly-- just the sort of guy you'd want to find on your couch in the morning!
Most mornings though, he is up off the couch and brewing fine coffee before we arise.

James,

You completely saved our lives. I can't begin to express how awesome you and your house are. Dinner, breakfast and basically everything was so perfect.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

James is one of the smartest, most open and most generous people I have ever met. It would be easy to be intimidated by someone who is THAT smart and THAT artistic and THAT cool if it weren't for the fact he is THAT nice. An amazing guy- he made me feel welcome and at home.

 

James is an overall awesome guy! Great host! He welcomed us to his house after the Coachella festival and made everybody feel right at home. He made the most amazing french toast and coffee, and was so welcoming and accomodating I'll never forget it! He's a great guy to talk with, willing to share his knowledge and experiences, has many interests and is just great to be around. Great guy and great experience!

 

James was a super gracious host! It was great for him to offer his house to us tired Coachella peeps to recoup. He made us some french toast and made sure we knew our way back. Thanks!

James was amazing - sight unseen, he offered to lend me and my Aussie girlfriend his tent, let us crash at his place, and even gave us breakfast. He is the epitome of hospitality, and then some - thanks for being so lovely and interesting, think we probably would have died in the desert without you James!

James hosted me a day before the Coachella festival, the next day he made us french toast and gave us some of his home brewed beer and wine. Great host. Dude, like I said before when ever you wanna hit the beach, let me know and I host you in Mexico. Paulo. ciao.

James is a well traveled, intelligent, kind, thoughtful and fun person and I thoroughly enjoyed hosting him and Monika at my home. Both are great conversationalists and very intriguing people. I had a great time hiking with Monika and eating meals and seeing local sites with them both. They are always welcome to my home and I hope I can come surf their couches some day. 'Mille grazie' for the wonderful Swiss chocolates, wine and Thai dinner :) I had a blast and hope you did as well! Many safe journeys to you both.

James came with a ton of fantastic food and his wonderful girlfriend. This was my one of those times hosting somebody who was going to become my friend as he's a California guy. We connected right away and had a great time. James is very generous and a great guest. Monica is very interesting and a pleasure to talk to. I had a great time touring Yosemite with them and sitting around the campfire. James is planning on coming back soon and says he's bringing more of his friends with him. He knows he's welcome. James messed up his car on my road so everybody please learn from him, my driveway is nothing to mess with. Walk up it the first time. I can't wait to see you again buddy. Ah Ho. Bear.

I only hung out with James for a few hours..he invited me over for a bbq, and it was sweet. A nice guy for sure, if I come back to the desert, we'll do some hiking!

James is definitely and easy person to like. I felt comfortable with him from the first second we met... in fact, it was as if we had known each other for years. He's very respectful, I was impressed with the little things he did... he asked me if he could bring sushi in the house (he knows I'm a vegetarian). He's personable and interesting, clean and quiet, fun and well traveled... you can stay with me anytime my brother!

 

What a warm guy! Very friendly and loves to share stories and experiences. Very generous and disclosed his sacred surf spot. I'm looking forward to spend more time with him.

 

Trent and I had a great weekend staying with James. He welcomed us at his spectacular home, made a great food and we had a great time together at the hot springs and playing tennis. Staying with James is like a holiday!

 

Andreas and I had a great time in Palm Springs. It was a nice escape. James made us lunch and dinner. We got to play tennis, rode our bike around the resort and drank homemade beer in the jacuzzi. It was def. a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. I recommend people to surf with James.

James was a great host! We've talked in CS chat a few times and finally our schedules matched so I could visit him. I was excited to spend a day in Joshua Tree park. Then he took me out hiking in Palm Springs the next day with a local group. It was a fun experience! We had lunch with the group and fun chatting with everyone. James even introduced me to an, um, interesting horror movie that makes me want to rent the sequels! I must see the Bride of Re-animator! ;-)

Staying at James' place is one of the most relaxing places you will find. My own room. My own bathroom. And dinner waiting for me when I returned from the park. I hope to visit James again when I return to Cali and he is always welcomed to surf with me.

 

James is an awesome guy. Had a nice time camping with him at Deep creek. He helped us on the way back up with his GPS or I'm sure we would have slept in the mountains...
He made all of us tea and breakfast the next morning. Must camp again the next time I'm around there.

 

James is great! He made me feel really comfortable at his place (not an easy thing for me after having met his roommate Sarah P. - a black widow spider!) He had loads of good advice for me and he's so much fun to be around.
Thanks, James, for being such an inspiring host!

James was great very positive attitude, very friendly and a good cook.

James has introduced me to this whole new crazy world of couchsurfing, camping,geocaching & frisbee- all in the span of only a couple of weeks. He is such a kind, generous soul and I am so grateful that he reached out to me via email when I first signed up.

 

James came across as genuine and friendly already the first time I met him last year. Now that I've surfed a night at his place, I can add and say that he makes you feel extremely welcome at his home, he's very laid back and relaxed and just fun to be around, and his breakfast and bread making skills are just awesome (oh and he makes his own mead).

He and Matt Jordan were the cor-rdinators for the Joshua tree and hot springs tour and they were instrumental in getting the nicest ppl to tour together.. He helped me lot, from the start till the end of the tour.. This awesome person is very outspoken and helping in nature..I look forward to meet him in future events/meetings.

we met at a CS event in the desert where we camped under the stars and relaxed in hot springs. James made food and tea for anyone that needed it, and shared his knowledge of wine making. This guy really comes in handy!!

Hanging out in James' jacuzzi after a freezing cold weekend in Joshua Tree was great. But I also hosted him and can just recommend anyone to host him as well. He even cleaned the kitchen floor when the dishwasher was totally overflowing, because we used the wrong soap :-)
Ask him to give an impressive speech in Latin!

I had a good time eating, drinking, and walking around the Strip with James on Monika. James is a very friendly and sociable guy, and I look forward to seeing him again someday.

 

Very nice person, easy going and hospitable. I enjoyed the good food and feeding demonstration of your black widows. I can really recommend him. He is a good man!
Thank you for hosting

 

james organized a great little cs gathering at a beachside seafood joint in malibu. great idea and a great guy. look forward to more socal adventures!

James and I both are from the LA area and are now just getting to really enjoy it as "tourists". We first met while seeing tourist sites and staying in hostels in Hollywood. Ever since then I knew James was great to have around. I always look forward to coming back to LA when he's there. James knows how to show you a good time--he is super friendly, knows a lot of the off-the-beaten-path spots, very generous with his time and really easygoing. I even got to hang out in a hot tub with him at his folks' house in the hills! What service! :P
James is also a really good friend who will be there for you when you need him. That includes lifting your spirits with silly jokes or random thoughts. I'm really happy to have met him and look forward to seeing his place in Palm Desert.

Surfed his couch (or actually queen size bed) for two nights. James was really nice to meet, his house is just great, he knows a lot of the area and showed me around. Can't imagine a better couch surfing experience.

We met at CS meeting in Costa Rica.
Couch Cashe is very positive, down to earth and is really cool guy to hang out with. I wish we had more time to spend. I hope you will travel to Asia again and visit Tokyo. Keep in touch buddy!!

I can only hope for future encounters with such verve as felt surfing, dancing, being in Costa Rica in your company! I look forward to surfing a la couch sometime.

 

James was a wonderful tripmate in Costa Rica. Really nice Guy ! Hope to see u again one of these days : ur welcome in France, Dear !

 

Travelled with James for a couple of days through Costa Rica and that was way too short as there is so much to discover about this guy.
He made me smile and laugh from morning to eve with his funny way to act or talk about just anything.
He is very sweet, caring, smart and such a positive person..Really enjoyed meeting him
Thanks for the fun, hope to see you again some time in CR or somewhere else James!

James es una persona INCREIBLE!!!!! Suficientemente loco y con chispas de genio creativo... Su sonrisa facil de obtener, su forma de preocuparse por los demas, es simplemente maravilloso!

Cuidate hermano y espero volver a verte pronto!!!

Ran.

 

I hosted James for 6 nights, he is such a down to earth guy. He treats everyone he meets with the upmost respect and talks in a very polite manner which is a fantastic quality to have as a human being and as we all know is hard to come by these days. I highly recommend James he is a great guy to host. P.S. Your Wine is the Shitnick

This is my favorite dinosaur / artist EVER... There is soooooo much to say about James... He is very smart and very artsy... plus so much more... Honestly my fam loved him and so did I !! Gotta meet him...

 

James is outgoing, smart and a real people person! It was great meeting him.

Met him at a potluck; everytime I went to the beach, we bumped to each other. He is an extremely friendly guy, very outgoing, always planning stuff to do. He reminds me of a cartoon character.

...Hard to imagine someone who wouldn't like James, who is disarmingly easy-going, good-natured, and well-versed in entertaining trivia, including couchsurfers with presidential ambitions and things bonobos (ahem) do. I have no doubt that he'd make a good host, a good friend, or a good teammate at any quiz night.

James is very sociable, well-educated and down to earth, although sometimes *literally* up in the air and even floating with his GPS. :-P Anyone interested in GPS can definitely learn a lot from him. He’s actually made me really fascinated in using this technology as an educational, fun and travel tool. He'd definitely make a nice host, surfer or travel companion. I recommend him to everyone and hope to meet him again.

cara y comida

I met James in a nice hostel in Costa Rica, when i was just waking up early in the mornig with a cup of coffee.
I asked him to go to a butterfly garden, and in exchange he took me to a really nice couchsurfing event..
My first and a grat experience.
He's a warm person that laughs a lot, I'm glad to have met him

James rocks!!

James struck me as a bright, curious, high-quality person who lives an interesting and productive life. You will be glad you met him. And don't hesitate to sample the wine!

 

OMG! James is awesome.

 

James proved to be experienced at hosting! He made me feel very comfortable from the moment we got in touch through the phone. He's a young spirit with a knowledge of a old man. I recommend to check out Palm Desert to just have a chat with James and hike through the beautiful mountains and canyons.

 

James has the hilton of CSing award for sure...not only did we get our own room AND bathroom, we also got a POOL and he cooked us breakfast!! made morning coffee! unreal hosting!:) he even drew my portrait by the pool! he is funny once he opens up and i HIGHly suggest you surf with this guy:) Before we came he asked that we leave some $ for the food we would eat there. our first morning we woke up to breakfast cooking, which was wonderful...we left him $12..i hope it was enough. please let us know if it wasnt.:) thanks a million again:)

 

I couldn't have imagined how incredibly warm and accommodating James would be... He truly made me feel at home... a lovely, relaxed, gourmet refuge! Thanks James... and you have a home in Cleveland should you ever come this way.

 

What a great experience we had. Thank you for sharing your house, your time and your energy with us! I am glad that besides the busy schedules we had with Coachella we had a good time with you as well…hanging out by the pool, eating your ice cream, watching you draw and being scared for life on the tram overlooking the dessert ;) Hope to see you soon again…

James is just about the most welcoming person I know. He just assumes everyone is a friend that he hasn't met yet and operates from that center. James is the kind of person who views the world as a bounty of enriching and beautiful experiences in which to partake and share. I am happy to have met him.

James is the sort of guest that makes one feel as though she is on holiday herself (even as I left for work at 6:30 each morning) and that is the sort of guest worth having. We had a great time! Happy trails friend.

 

We have known James for a while now and have nothing but good to say about him. We enjoy his endless tales about his travels and conquest. James is a true friend and we have to thank him so much for telling us about couchsurfing. He is such a positive dose of reality.

 

I am on about day 4 at James's as I write. Had planned to stay a day or so, but James makes it almost too easy to stay. It has been heaven staying at the country club - 3 times in the hot tub so far today. Perfect place to relax and get some writing done. James is also always game to organize something to do. We took a tour of a wind park yesterday, and will take the Palm Springs Aerial Tram tomorrow. Couldn't ask for a better or more comfortable CouchSurfing host.

James has so much hidden knowledge and it's quite enjoyable to pick his brain for awhile about the most eclectic topics of interest. He's also super generous and has a great perspective on life. I'm glad we've had the chance to play tennis before the summer heat picks up.

 

James is a very friendly host, with a positive attitude about CouchSurfing, he's very involved locally and he's been my motivation to finally get involved as well.

 

James is a generous and highly interactive host. He may even be a better host than ME -- but only because he's willing to cook meat. I'm nearly sure he would be a joy to have as a guest, too.

 

James is so easy-going, relaxed, open, friendly...he loves to share what he has, so enjoy tennis rallyes, excursions, the pool and the awesome landscape with him! I'm glad I met him and I came back a few months later at the end of my trip. Hope to see you down here in Mexico!

 

James came out to our local bowling night, and it was great to meet him after exchanging emails! He had some great stories, and I hope to see him at future gatherings!
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Had a blast at wine night, and James kindly offered his help to me for my big move back to NY. What a nice guy!

 

I could have picked James' brain for days. He has done some things I really wish I had done and has great insight on places I really want to go. I hope to get the chance to know him better. James has great personality and character and a smile to make you feel as happy as he is!

 

James is well traveled, nice and super friendly person. The travel stories about South East Asia make me feel like going right now! Hope to see you around soon.

 

2008 NOVEMBER: thanks for the hospitality♪ I will remain cooked to perfection for a few days LOL.

James is the best! A great activity partner, awesome CS host and an amazing world traveler, crossing his path should be anyone's (mine!) highlights of being a CS.

MY REFERENCE SYSTEM LEVEL: "KARMA"

Very Nice and interesting guy. Lives just a few blocks away. Glad I met him through CS!!

 

Super cool guy. Anybody who sits and sketches strangers on the street and turns them into friends is alright with me.