I'm Jos (they/them), a Lexington, KY local by way of Oregon & West Virginia. My primary passions are politics technology, and cycling. I'm a software developer and organize several tech meetups. I used to organize a bunch of community bike rides but got a little burnt out on that but I still bike a lot and 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, local & craft beer

• culture
• beer
• politics
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Ladybird
Her
Slacker
Being John Malkovich
Ex Machina
Stranger Then Fiction
Dope
Wes Andersons filmography
Scenes from the suburbs
RIP: A Remix Manifesto

Music: Is difficult to talk about for me because I like so much. I 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
Walter Moers
Douglas Adams
William Gibson
Cory Doctorow
Charles Stross
Warren Ellis
Stieg Larsson
Tao Lin,
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 volunteer at a local bike Co-Op

I know a bit of leftist theory and really enjoy talking politics (even with folks with different points of view)

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States