GRANDVIZIER

GRANDVIZIER

Current Mission: "experience it all"

Personal Designations

Meet for coffee or drink Vouched for40

Community Designations

Contribution
Thailand Collective Alaska Collective
Japan
Tokyo
Lat: 35.685, Lon: 139.75139
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General Information

GRANDVIZIER has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info
Couch availableCoffee or a drink
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceOctober 10th, 2006
profile views4881
age31
genderMale
membernameGRANDVIZIER
occupationcomputer stuff
educationcan't stop learning
grew up inSpringfield
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Languages

  • English (United States)Expert
  • SwedishIntermediate
  • JapaneseBeginner
  • ThaiBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Tokyo 2973:10803
Why: I'm going to try moving there
Tokyo Sports 34:19
Why: I sport like
Hokkaido/北海道 87:173
Why: contemplating a move
Special Bug Operations Team 59:151
Active in 13 more groups.
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Couch Information


Couch Available: Coffee or a drink
Preferred Gender: Any

I'm still new to Tokyo, so I don't know too much of whats around; but I'd be keen to meet up and explore some more of the city with people...

In the mean time, these links might provide some helpful tips:
* CS Tokyo Wiki
* CS Tokyo Map
* Train search (good for all of Japan travel)
* Free tour guides

Friends (191)

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SHE LA LASHE LA LA
32, Female
Northampton, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since January 1996
"we have lots of history...i think we first met at a mutual friends party and then again at college"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled30+  
PINKFISHPINKFISH
35, Female
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since December 2007
"We connected in Thailand, In the lower 48, and now in Alaska"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for GRANDVIZIER
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled14  
Shonali ShettyShonali Shetty
25, Female
Mumbai,
India
Friends since December 2007
"I met Jeff at the Thai collective"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
Camtastic    Camtastic
33, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since January 2008
"We met in Thailand and were all like.."what's up, yo?""
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Traveled30+  
Aldo Fabricio GutierrezAldo Fabricio Gutierrez
28, Male
Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Mexico
Friends since August 2005
"Studies toghether"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+  
Pascal Waldburger Pascal Waldburger
27, Male
Zurich, Zurich
Switzerland
Friends since August 2009
"met in a CS meeting, later on we made a little railtrip in japan, was a hell lot of fun"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Traveled6  
Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett
28, Male
Somerville, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since March 2005
"We worked at a startup together, and ran into each other at shows"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
Misaki TakanoMisaki Takano
29, Female
Tokyo, Tokyo
Japan
Friends since September 2009
"We traveled together in Nagano, Nigata"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Traveled4  
John Lubotsky John Lubotsky
35, Male
Berkeley, California
United States
Friends since December 2007
"Mouse-mates at the Thai Collective"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for GRANDVIZIER
Met in person  
Casey Fenton Casey Fenton
31, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since July 2007
"We met surfing at my brothers in Boston and then ended up half way around the world together..."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person  
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GRANDVIZIER
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Personal Description

I'm a citizen of the world, who holds a USA passport (that is until I stop somewhere long enough to change that). I've been described as aloof (and based on the How To instructions, I'd say its an apt description). Other characteristics that define me are my quietness, perpetual smile, and ability to do the unexpected. As much as I enjoy being social and meeting new people, I'll often prefer to sit in the corner and watch the world go by.

How I Participate in CS

in addition to actively living the CouchSurfing life, I'm a member of the developers team and hope to help make the site better for all

Interests

yes, i am interested

Music, Movies, Books

music: just about everything (with a strong preference towards mellow rock/electronic)
a few of the bands that really move my soul: Built To Spill, Pink Floyd, Mew, Blonde Redhead, Jimi Hendrix, Jurassic 5, Air, Sigur Ros, Mars Volta, Amadou & Mariam, Black Keys, Cat Power, the Knife, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
movies: absolutly, in fact there once was a point where I thought there was no such thing as a bad movie;
books: humurous fiction (ie Tom Robbins, Douglas Adams, Jasper Fforde, Christopher Moore, etc) and non-fiction sci-fi (Ray Kurzweil, Joel Garreau, ...)

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

...everyday in this world is an amazing thing....
some of the things I'm most proud of doing: dog sledding, seeing the Aurora Borealis, visiting the land of my ancestry (Poland), hanging from hooks, learning to ride a motorcycle, skiing/hiking some beautiful mountains, hitch-hiking (always an amazing experience), flew in a helicopter (still need to learn to fly one), played in the night ocean with dinoflagellates (the bioluminescent algae)

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
LIVED: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Thailand, United States
IS GOING TO: Turkey

References

 
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Jeffrey Chow
From Jeffrey Chow
 Hachioji, Japan
 Oct 16
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Jeff is a great traveling companion and I hope that we travel together again and soon!

Rafeena
From Rafeena
 Fremantle, Australia
 Sep 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff's just one of those awesome easygoing guys! he's polite, quiet and seems to always be going with the flow wherever that flow may go....

Julian Efler
From Julian Efler
 Nikko, Japan
 Sep 27
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I enjoyed my talks with Jeff and i hope that someday we will meet again, i share his way of thinking about being a citizen of the world!
Its always interesting to find someone else with so many things in common.

But i will mainly remember him as the glowing toenails dude... lol..

Pascal Waldburger 
From Pascal Waldburger
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Sep 25
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 6 days 
Positive

this guy is amazing, he is living the live many CS people dream of but just don't have the guts to really do it.

he comes from every where and had lived and experienced so many countries and cultures than one is astonished once he tells all he's wild stories.

want to chill? to search amazing food, to steal horses, to do random crazy things....? he is your man. he'll be out for almost anything and it'll be fun.

hope to meet him again some day maybee in sweden... ;-)

Misaki Takano
From Misaki Takano
 Tokyo, Japan
 Sep 24
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

I met Jeff at CS meeting few times and we played futal together, finally we traveled together Niigata, and Nagano. He has lot of experience of travel and know how to enjoy the travel even it doesn't work well. He is very calm and petient always which is makes me so confortable.Hope we can make manage another travel together too, see you soon!

KAORIPINE
From KAORIPINE
 Kyoto, Japan
 Aug 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Well, it was a bit of surprise to bump into him at the airport, G COAST for both of us to catch the flights to JPN! Your stay in Jpn will be another unforgetable time, I am sure..
You will enjoy his cruisy and lay back manner.

SUGARBOX
From SUGARBOX
 Nuremberg, Germany
 Jul 23
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

nice guy from "everywhere".. :-)
good talking: openminded, interested in music and travelling..

Stefan Gatterer 
From Stefan Gatterer
 Salzburg, Austria
 Apr 30
Met in person Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

very nice and easy going person

Michael Klamo 
From Michael Klamo
 Seven Hills, Australia
 Apr 15
Met in person Friend, Traveled 8 days 
Positive

GROHLY!!!

David McClinton
From David McClinton
 Manly, Australia
 Mar 24
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Anyone ever told you that you look like that lead sing from that band....what's it called..... that's it Barry White!!!

MsJackie
From MsJackie
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 Feb 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

an engaging, funny, intelligent, and attractive guy with sparkley toes. he'll show them to you - you'll be impressed.

i met jeff on his bookends in/out of christchuch. enjoyed cafe laughs, playing beach volleyball, pub sci-lebrity showdown, and university campus roadie-ing with craig. a real cs spirit - happy travels!

Craig Smith 
From Craig Smith
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 Feb 25
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff or "Dave" stayed on the couch for only a night and was kinda pissed off that this was the case. Longer would've been better. Great sense of humour, proffesional rodie and lots of fun. We even worked out how to increase our Couch Surfing powers!.I Highly reccomended Dave.... err Jeff.

I AN I 
From I AN I
 Nelson, New Zealand
 Feb 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Was disappointed not to have had more time to hang out with Jeff as he is one of those relaxed guys which the world needs more of.

KIMBILY
From KIMBILY
 Sydney, Australia
 Feb 11
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met "Dave" at a gig for a band with my name, he then rocked it out in da club for my brithday. Jeff is a great guy and a great example of couchsurfing; courteous, trust-worthy, generous and most of all, loads of fun!

Young Han 
From Young Han
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Feb 1
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I enjoyed hosting Jeff, even if for just a day. We had some nice conversation over Tui beer (sooo Kiwi), and a brunch with his mate Elvire the next day in Mt Eden. He shed some light on what it's like to live in a CS collective, and I appreciate the dedication he has contributed to the CS experience for everyone else. Cheers!

Blair George 
From Blair George
 Whakatane, New Zealand
 Jan 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Jeff's CS request came as a suprise to me so soon after I had signed up, but I'm glad I was able to accept it - it turned out to be an ideal first up experience. I got to learn a wee bit about what couch surfing is all about, and I even had my dinner cooked one night!

Casey Fenton 
From Casey Fenton
 San Francisco, United States
 Jan 27
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Jeff and I have seen so many amazing things along this CS journey. I am psyched that he is off discovering the world... but I home he comes home to us sometime soon! Miss you Jeff! :-)

Ryan McDonald 
From Ryan McDonald
 New Plymouth, New Zealand
 Jan 25
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

We had a great time hosting Jeff at our place in New Plymouth, he has great taste in music and we were fascinated with the bands he has seen live and some of the stories he told us about his travels (particularly the hanging photo shoot!!). Good luck with your travels around NZ bro, and the rest of the world…..

Debs and Tim
From Debs and Tim
 Gisborne, New Zealand
 Jan 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Jeff is a great house guest. Ever smiling and positive, and seems like he'd have endless entertainig stories! A shame we didn't have more one on one time to hang out. You should totally host Jeff if you get the chance :-)

Kirin Bhalla 
From Kirin Bhalla
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Jan 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Jeff was surfing with me for four nights. He is a tireless Ambassador to the CS cause. Quiet, easy-going, chilled out and friendly would be my description of him. Enjoyed his company and he is a great surfer who is tidy and relaxed. Always welcome to surf with me again. Great guy overall.

Eric Hammond 
From Eric Hammond
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Jan 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Had real interesting conversations with Jeff at CS gatherings and later had the pleasure of hosting him. Good guy all round. A honour to host and meet one of the CS collective members.

Weston Hankins 
From Weston Hankins
 Guadalajara, Mexico
 Nov 18, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 10 days 
Positive

There's few people I've shared so much with in the past year as I have with Jeff. He's a good friend and definitively the reasonable thinker he looks ;) as well as a good soccer player, tireless hiker, motorcycle driver, software engineer and friend. Don't doubt to extend to him a couch and/or a meal! Surf his place if you can!

Jessica Dullinger
From Jessica Dullinger
 Homer, United States
 Oct 4, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jeff was very active and indirectly influenced me to participate in the next marathon. If you get a chance, try one of his pinneapple-basil smoothies. There delicious. I never got the chance to hike with him, but I believe he would have the endurace to hike a mountain.........

Michael Zarb 
From Michael Zarb
 Sydney, Australia
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

What can I say about Jeff? I think his aloofness puts people off at first but if you can persevere through that you will find a genuine guy who cares passionately about the CouchSurfing Project.

He also is usually up for some live music and has seen a ridiculous number of bands.

Genevieve Huot
From Genevieve Huot
 Ottawa, Canada
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I very much enjoyed my stay on his couch. Although we didn't have much time to get to know each other, he made the experience very fun and relax. The house is perfectly located in a safe environement.

vErtiCel 
From vErtiCel
 Sydney, Australia
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Spending time with Alaskan CS Collective folks always motivates me to be a better couchsurfer. Once I got to know the elusive Jeff (in Sydney), he helped set me back in focus like a tuning fork. We are privileged beings and you will be more so if you open yourself up to his inspired enigma.

Walter Heck 
From Walter Heck
 Khon Kaen, Thailand
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Jeff comes with a manual that is longer than the lord of the rings. Once you figure it out though, he is an awesome, very sweet and caring guy. I liked working and living with him for three months very much!

Vân Leduc
From Vân Leduc
 Ottawa, Canada
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

My first CS experience was at Jeff's and I couldnt ask for more. Very welcoming and thoughful! He installed the internet into his computer so my friend and I could look for apartments in Sydney. His flatmate Dean is very cool too, we cooked and offered him food and he never refused! :)....same for Jeff actually. Who can say no to food? Not them anyways :P Thanks again!

Claire Strohfeldt
From Claire Strohfeldt
 Sydney, Australia
 Sep 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 7 days  
Positive

Jeff was my first ever couch surfer and it was a very positive experience:) He is very non-intrusive and independent, but also friendly and very interesting - he has done some amazing things in his life! He's also very tidy, trustworthy and has a lot of experience couch surfing. I would definatly recommend jeff as a couch surfer. He is welcome to stay with me anytime.
xo

Reinhard Teschner
From Reinhard Teschner
 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 Sep 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Been at the same host in Sydney, thanks for the IT help and the good time!

Manning Bartlett 
From Manning Bartlett
 Sydney, Australia
 Sep 14, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 8 days  
Positive

Jeff is a legend. An excellent guest and all around good guy. Welcome anytime.

Joel Badzinski
From Joel Badzinski
 La Crosse, United States
 Sep 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Really enjoyed hosting GrandVizier in La Crosse. Next time, I'll try to have a stronger wireless Internet signal!

Kelly Patterson 
From Kelly Patterson
 Nosara, Costa Rica
 Sep 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Don't let Jeff's quiet demeanor fool you-- he is full of surprises! Twisted sense of humor and quality conversation...good company.

Carlos M. Cardenas 
From Carlos M. Cardenas
 Sevilla, Spain
 Aug 5, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Jeff is a great companion and best fun to have with. I was lucky enough to travel to fly over Denali with him and even saw whales together. On top of that, he explained me how they bring water from the moon so the water level raises every few hours in Alaska. A lifetime experience (and he saw real bears!). Big Hug!

Eline Hennink 
From Eline Hennink
 Haarlem, Netherlands
 Jul 19, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is a very thoughtful and funny observer and I wish I would have spend more time to get to know him better.

How do you like them tomatoes?

;)

WENDYY 
From WENDYY
 Breda, Netherlands
 Jun 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

jeff is really really really nice guy (besides being mysteriously quiet ;) )

Eric Smiley 
From Eric Smiley
 Seattle, United States
 Jun 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 20 days Surfed 20 days Traveled 20 days 
Positive


What a good lad.... One of the behind-the-scenes people who works hard to make CS the best hospitality service in the world. Fun to talk with (even when I'm ranting about my frustration with the website), fun to party with, and generally good to have around. Looking forward to catching him again somewhere in the world.

CJ Doxsee
From CJ Doxsee
 Portland, United States
 May 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I guess you can say Jeff is my first official couch surfer that popped Julio El Grande's cherry! Julio is my luscious slut of a couch. Jeff made feel at home in my own home by making delicious shakes and setting up my network. Julio looks forward to Jeff's return from the final frontier. Maybe then I'll get my rematch in bowling!

Sarah Havens 
From Sarah Havens
 Portland, United States
 May 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff cracks me up. First he asks me to carry his crap around all night; then blames me when I forget about it; then leaves a bag of things at my place after surfing there?! Ha ha - just kidding, hon. :) Seriously this guy is really great, and perhaps all along it really was me trying to sabotage him to stick around just a bit longer. He'd be a great addition to the pdx crew and I miss him already. Come back soon!

Naz Gassiep 
From Naz Gassiep
 Wheelers Hill, Australia
 May 15, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Had a great time getting to know him at the Thai collective. I was impressed with how level headed and quick thinking he is. Hope to meet him again in my travels!

Allen Wright 
From Allen Wright
 Bellevue, United States
 May 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff was at one of the regular Seattle meetings after having some trouble getting to Canada. I offered the floor at my place since they were in a bit of a bind, and he became my first surfers. He was a great guest and all around cool guy.

Zach Buchanan
From Zach Buchanan
 Seattle, United States
 May 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Great guy. Funny and full of stories. Jeff, Maybe Ill see you in computer rehab someday! Have fun with the bears!

David Lakota
From David Lakota
 North Pole, United States
 May 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Jeff is a really cool guy living a lifestyle of brilliance and radical trust in the mystery. He's someone really worth supporting. He volunteers a great deal of timea and expertise on behalf of the rest of us.

Jessica Brown
From Jessica Brown
 Anchorage, United States
 May 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

I am really glad to have met Jeff! He's full of surprises as his personality is unshaped by norms. He's eclectic, interesting, quiet, humble, and friendly. He has the most decorated feet i have ever seen...I'm jealous.

MELINDA
From MELINDA
 Seattle, United States
 May 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

4 words: thai basil pineapple smoothies! He's a great guy who, for some reason I'll never understand, prefers cold weather to warm weather. Good luck in Alaska! Hope to cross paths again someday soon...

Rick and Carrie Lewis
From Rick and Carrie Lewis
 Seattle, United States
 May 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

It was great to get to spend some time with the people working behind the scenes to make couchsurfing run. Thanks for all of your hard work and volunteering months of your time! We would happily host him again!

Arik Krantz 
From Arik Krantz
 Rapid City, United States
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff is a super cool and extra mellow brother. Lots of smiles. . . wish he and Susy could have stayed a bit longer!

Rose Grech
From Rose Grech
 Portland, United States
 Apr 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

wish we had more time to chat about his adventures, seem like he knows how to travel and have fun.

SWINGCADILLAC 
From SWINGCADILLAC
 Missoula, United States
 Apr 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff and Suzi where the first to visit my new couchsurf campground! It was easy for him to use his laptop to connect to my 6 mg dsl internet.

Camtastic    
From Camtastic
 San Francisco, United States
 Apr 17, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Wow, what can you say about Jeff. If I were to describe Jeff in his language...not much...just an approving nod and a smile. Jeff an I connected right off the bat. Lots of laughs, deep conversations, confiding, Beer Changs, and good times. I'm glad I got to meet him and even more glad now that I call him my friend. He's a stand up guy.

DiamondinLondon
From DiamondinLondon
 Harrow, United Kingdom
 Apr 10, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Jeff was always full of surprises and with his shades on always the coolest looking cat in the house .. ;o)

One of the most chilled out guys I've ever met .. with an equally chilled out music collection to match.

OH DONNA 
From OH DONNA
 Chico, United States
 Apr 10, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

OMG! I had a lot of communication with Jeff working together on the site and thought to myself, "just another tech guy" (although, always very helpful). Jeff is nothing short of *amazing^ to talk with, to hang with, to help get your wireless internet hooked up. Our very short time together just made every moment very special. I really wish I could have kept him here a lot longer. Totally impressed by Jeff. Host him while you can! Jeff come baccckkkk...

Andrew Otto 
From Andrew Otto
 San Francisco, United States
 Apr 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is reliable and unexpectedly hilarious. It's hard to know what he's thinking about behind those dark shades of his. But, don't worry, whatever it is, you'll like it when he says it.

Miss Mandie 
From Miss Mandie
 Mullumbimby, Australia
 Apr 7, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Jeff is one very intriguing and interesting guy! He has this way about him that keeps people guessing a lot, but the more I spent time with him, the more I realised just what a thoughtful, sensitive, kind soul he really is - he also has a wicked sense of humour! I appreciated all the moments we hung out together at the Thai Collective and I am sure you will too if you get the chance to meet him!

Chris Kamhom
From Chris Kamhom
 Chiang Mai, Thailand
 Apr 5, 2008
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 2 days  

Jeff is good friend, I met him in CS collective at pai & in Chiangmai. Same as he said,neither of us are men of many words. Good luck & have a good trip myfriend ^_____^

SHELLEY 
From SHELLEY
 Berlin, Germany
 Apr 5, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Jeff has a very unique and confusing way of communicating... he doesn't say anything unless he feels it's absolutely worth saying. So when he continually surprised me with acts of unexpected sincere kindness, I felt more validated than in any other avenue of life. I adore Jeff and I'm so thankful that I had the opportunity to spend 4 months with him in Thailand. He has an impeccable taste in music, beautiful prose when telling stories, and an uncanny ability to offer hugs just when they are needed. I definitely found a lifelong friend in him and would highly suggest hosting or surfing with him.

MIMIMINI
From MIMIMINI
 Bangkok, Thailand
 Apr 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Quiet but very nice and polite guy this's the way that i can explain about Jeff.I hope to meet you again somewhere in the future:)
@UPDATE@
Met him again before he leave Thailand to the state and i still confirm the same...Jeff's sooo nice,polite and calm.
Thx for the holy picture that u gave to me from Karnchanaburi.It's so impress to me...and make me love u more Jeff.I'm sure we'll see each other again somewhere somehow;)







Mike Laudico 
From Mike Laudico
 Buffalo, United States
 Apr 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

One of the first cats I met from the CSC collective. Rode Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai then hit the freeway to test the 4th gear. Rock climbing the next day...card games...caught up again in Bangkok. Good guy, fun to joke around with, kinda felt like an old friend....have fun up north man.

LiteraryGypsy
From LiteraryGypsy
 Islands, China
 Apr 4, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Tech Jeff quite by surprise--a pleasant surprise, to be sure. He and Jim were passing through Seoul on a long layover from Thai to Alaska Collectives (boggles the mind, doesn't it?), and we shared lunch, tea, birds, and wonderful conversation. Too brief, Jeff -- and I do hope our paths cross again, and soon.

Charish Badzinski 
From Charish Badzinski
 La Crosse, United States
 Apr 2, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Quick with a smile, and willing to offer well-thought-out insights on issues of great magnitude, this is a guy I really enjoyed sharing an office with at the Thai Collective. He is fiercely dedicated to his volunteer work with CS and can also belt out a mean tune in a Thai karaoke bar. He also drove cross-country to surprise me in Wisconsin! I hosted him for three days and we had a wonderful time. He's good people; check him out.

PINKFISH
From PINKFISH
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 30, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days Traveled 14 days 
Positive

He is a man of few words...
It takes a while to really get to know him, but if you have the patience (and the pink smile ;-) then it's really worth your time. He is cute, caring, considerate, sweet, strong-headed, reliable, going his own steady course.
And once he steps onto a big fat fast motorbike, he rules the world :-)

Douglas Deleu 
From Douglas Deleu
 Gent, Belgium
 Mar 21, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

First I thought we where 2 completely different people and guess what? We are! But time told us that we have loads of little details that we have in common. I didn't get bored looking at his face all day when we where working at the same desk. Something tells me I will meet him again somewhere when I expect it the least.

Hillary Murray
From Hillary Murray
 Oakland, United States
 Mar 4, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is wonderful dude. He has a totally sweet nature- always really cool to chill with. I want to get to know him more! I definitely recommend him for anyone's couch.

Benjamin Ranta 
From Benjamin Ranta
 Ishpeming, United States
 Mar 4, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 11 days  
Positive

Jeff and I had some good laughs at the CS Collective in Pai, Thailand. He's the type of man that will throw a dart at a map to see where he'll be traveling to next (I have pictures to prove it). Jeff's got a bright future ahead of him and no-doubt one full of great times in far away places. If he finds his way back to the US, he'll always be welcome at my place.

Liv Allermand
From Liv Allermand
 Aarhus, Denmark
 Mar 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff´s funny in a goofy way ;) Very cute, helpful and considerate. Loved hanging out with him and all the other people at the collective.

Grant Kaufmann 
From Grant Kaufmann
 London, United Kingdom
 Feb 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

"I'm sorry sir, we make no apologies". :). Looking forward to working with you.

Johnny Colden 
From Johnny Colden
 Oakland, United States
 Feb 22, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

This is the sort of man who wears shades inside a building. This is the sort of man who programs while completely reclined in his chair. He even lived on Hawaii. Can you ask for more?

MOUNTAIN BOI 
From MOUNTAIN BOI
 Pai, Thailand
 Jan 25, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Jeff while he working with collective here in Pai. I have dinner with him and found that he is a very nice and pleasant to be around with.

Cheri Isabella
From Cheri Isabella
 Honolulu, United States
 Jan 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is fit and fun to be around. His adventuresome spirit brought him to Hawaii after Sweden. We spent time together exploring Oahu. His generous self is missed by me now that he is in Australia. 'Look forward to meeting him again in an exotic location.

Debasis Sil
From Debasis Sil
 Kolkata, India
 Jan 10, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

He is very sober guy! He is a good listener and has a great smile! He also has a great sense of humour.:).

ESCHEWOBFUSCATION
From ESCHEWOBFUSCATION
 Forest Park, United States
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

good times in bkk

Adrian Covey 
From Adrian Covey
 Bangkok, Thailand
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Jeff's definately a character to meet, with all his robot talk and sense for adventure. Too bad we didn't get to hang out more because we were working. We'd host them again any time.

Blake Hendrickson
From Blake Hendrickson
 Zamora, Mexico
 Dec 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It was great having Jeff sleeping on our floor, he is super intelligent and knows what the cs thing is all about. The collective is lucky to have him! thanks for the yoga mat!

Åsa Lee Rosenberg
From Åsa Lee Rosenberg
 Kopparberg, Sweden
 Dec 26, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 6 days  
Positive

Jeff stayed with us during the rainy season, but seemed to appreciate the adventure of getting stuck in the mud with James for half a day - generally a positive easygoing person.

Pascale Roy Lafontaine
From Pascale Roy Lafontaine
 Honolulu, United States
 Dec 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff was a great guest, but most than anything else a great listener. I had some conversations with him and really hope to have more. I which you the best in Thailand! You're always welcome in my house.

Deanna Parrott 
From Deanna Parrott
 Kaneohe, United States
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is a very genuine, down to earth guy. He is very active with CS. I enjoyed the times that we got to hang out. Jeff is in Thailand right now doing the Thai project. Happy travels to you Jeff and keep in touch.

Joe Sieder
From Joe Sieder
 Fukuoka, Japan
 Dec 16, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is a cool guy, easy-going but attentive to others. He can also survive Maui on a frayed shoestring which is no mean feat.

James Yuen 
From James Yuen
 Orebro, Sweden
 Dec 16, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 6 days  
Positive

Jeff does it all! organizes gatherings, development team, rides a motorcycle, speaks Swedish. what more could you ask in a CouchSurfer and friend?

Eric Goodwin 
From Eric Goodwin
 Austin, United States
 Dec 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met Jeff at a CouchSurfing get together, it was a good time.

Shawn Drost
From Shawn Drost
 Kalihi, United States
 Nov 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff stayed at my place and did not steal my laptop. Thanks Jeff! Just kidding, he's a good guy and he brought advocado chocolate pie when he came to my house, which makes him really nice or kind of disgusting, depending on how you feel about chocolate and advocados at the same time.

PRETTYHIPTRIPPY 
From PRETTYHIPTRIPPY
 Vienna, Austria
 Nov 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He definitely had one of the better costumes for Halloween! Looking forward to see you more often the time that I'm here

Jeremiah Kent 
From Jeremiah Kent
 Los Angeles, United States
 Nov 17, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

even though he missed the boat, we still got to hang, eat spicy curry, and watch him weave his way through rain and crazy hawaiian drivers on his invincible motorcyle. oh and thanks for the CS offer when i almost got stranded on northshore.

Ann Hau
From Ann Hau
 San Antonio, United States
 Oct 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

awesome host, enjoyed the perfect north shore day complete w/ shaved ice, sunset, and a potluck dinner

Stelth Ulvang 
From Stelth Ulvang
 Fort Collins, United States
 Oct 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff didn't jump back at the mention of my shenanigans. He can travel cheap and he can party cheap too (that takes talent)
I'm excited to meet up with him the someday I go to Oahu.

Redwood
From Redwood
 Hauula, United States
 Oct 24, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jeff rides a badass motorcycle. It was really amusing hanging out with Jeff and Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict at Michelle's party.

Chris Taylor 
From Chris Taylor
 Wailuku, United States
 Oct 22, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

What a great person to have a conversation with. Funny and has many amazing adventures to tell about. Jeff is a fabulous DJ, he picked out great music from my iPod :-)

Amit Chaturvedi
From Amit Chaturvedi
 Honolulu, United States
 Oct 16, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I met Jeff at Michelle's birthday CS/party, and hosted him for a night after the party. He's a cool, laid back guy and an adept soccer player. I enjoyed hosting him and I'm sure I'll enjoy seeing him around the island soon.

PATKACK
From PATKACK
 Perth, Australia
 Oct 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff lives by the beach, drives a motorcycle and knows all the cool local spots. He was easy going, sweet and all smiles. What more could you want?

Kara Baker
From Kara Baker
 Ewa Beach, United States
 Sep 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff seems like a really cool guy, and I wouldn't mind hanging out with him again sometime.

Rachel Watford 
From Rachel Watford
 Tucker, United States
 Sep 22, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is really cool nice person, with really intersting stories. We met in Hawaii then in Homer! It's such a small world! He also looks like Dave Grohl :P

Hugo Noel 
From Hugo Noel
 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
 Aug 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff let us use his expensive gear for a bug hiking trip and 2 weeks around the island! We only met him twice, but we had a good time and he was friendly and really into the philosophy of couchsurfing! From what we understood he's also very active as a member AND a developper! Way to go Jeff! And great to meet you, have fun hosting!

Mark Pavlak 
From Mark Pavlak
 San Diego, United States
 Aug 17, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff is a great guy and I was bummed that I didn't get a chance to hang with him and his crazy swede gang! If you get a chance to visit him in Hawaii, you'll no doubt enjoy it. Just be prepared to ride a motorcycle! If I make it out to Hawaii, I'll definitely be buying us a few beers! Cheers.

Svetlana Savignac
From Svetlana Savignac
 Bondy, France
 Jul 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a nice guy who likes traveling. We ve met in the CS meeting so I don t know him very well but I think he is also a nice host.

Sean Byrne
From Sean Byrne
 Honolulu, United States
 Jul 24, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Jeff is a great guy, great beer drinker and giving you new info, great to host and to hike with. Never hosted before and if this is anything to go by ill be doing it loads more.

Mathias Wogenius 
From Mathias Wogenius
 Gothenburg, Sweden
 Jul 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

He is american, I am nordiska stammen, Wish you the best in life.

SHE LA LA
From SHE LA LA
 Northampton, United States
 Jul 7, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

BFF's ... Jeff is a great friend! I really admire him for all the risks and adventures he's taken. I consider him my scout, he travels and reports back on the places I must see. I can't wait to visit him soon. You can trust him - to be nice, to show you a good time/enjoy his stay and to introduce you to several bands you'd never heard of but are now your favorite!

Eli Barnes 
From Eli Barnes
 Boston, United States
 Jun 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff's a super nice guy who graced boston's presence one warm weekend in May. A party, a music festival, and a brazilian music trio. He's got a great sense of humor and a positive attitude. I've mandated another visit before he heads to hawaii... he's just that cool.

MADELYN 
From MADELYN
 Boston, United States
 May 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jeff is a great guy to meet for conversation and is also an excellent guest! He stayed at my house for one night and I was happy to have him. He's fun, laid-back, and easy to talk to. Hope to continue our conversations sometime, somewhere (maybe Hawaii? hehe)

Sebastien Le Tuan 
From Sebastien Le Tuan
 San Jose, United States
 Apr 22, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff's a smart dude - found a high tech gig in Hawaii. Now that's a sweet deal! Was great meeting Jeff and hearing about his experiences in Sweden. Hopefully one day we'll get to hang out at the beach again... Shouldn't be too hard in Hawaii!

Nora Bean
From Nora Bean
 San Francisco, United States
 Apr 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He was way nice and a good addition to the party / bbq. Sorry I am writing a short comment as I am rarely on here, but he seems safe :P

Jesse N.
From Jesse N.
 San Francisco, United States
 Mar 17, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jeff was great fun and an interesting guy. Met him at two parties in one weekend and I'm sure I'll see him at many more!

Sean Spender
From Sean Spender
 Montreal, Canada
 Feb 2, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance,  

He studies robots!

ENVIROMIKE422
From ENVIROMIKE422
 Seattle, United States
 Feb 2, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

cool guy, like's to hang out, friendly to talk to...

Marco Lucisano 
From Marco Lucisano
 Stockholm, Sweden
 Feb 1, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

He came, he stayed on my couch, he left!
It was a somewhat unplanned visit, I would say but I would recommend to host this guy! Hope you find a way to get back to Sweden!

Bjorn Theodorsson 
From Bjorn Theodorsson
 Borgarnes, Iceland
 Jan 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Jeff is a very friendly fellow, open minded and nice to be around. He is welcome back anytime.

WHOX 
From WHOX
 Gothenburg, Sweden
 Dec 12, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 5 days  
Positive

Nice guy. Easy going and pleasant to talk with. Almost a bit too polite;)

Frauke Ziegler 
From Frauke Ziegler
 Umea, Sweden
 Nov 29, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jeff is an AI-specialist who travels a lot and is a very kind, relaxed and open-minded person. And he likes good music, yeah! :-D

HAPPYHEART
From HAPPYHEART
 Uddevalla, Sweden
 Nov 9, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Grandvizier is a really nice person, eazy to talk with, and have a lot of experience to share!! Would be nice to see u soon again!! :)

Fredrik Vallbo 
From Fredrik Vallbo
 Gothenburg, Sweden
 Nov 8, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

This is a very nice person and it was interesting to chat about those robots too.

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