I’m Jua, and honestly, I’m pretty easygoing. I like people I can laugh with, conversations that go somewhere unexpected, and days when nothing goes according to plan but somehow everything turns out fine. I don’t need every weekend to be an adventure or every evening to be productive. Sometimes I want to go somewhere new, sometimes I want good food and absolutely no responsibilities. I studied to become a chef, so I guess I have a practical side, but I’m not the kind of person who takes everything seriously all the time. I like having things to look forward to, even if they’re little things. A new place to visit, a random idea that might actually work, or a plan with friends that starts with “let’s just go and see.” I think life gets a lot more interesting when you leave a little room for spontaneity.

One thing I really want is an off-road car and enough free time to actually use it. I love the idea of being able to leave the usual routes behind, drive somewhere completely unfamiliar, and discover places that aren’t packed with tourists or surrounded by souvenir shops. Give me a mountain road, a decent playlist, some snacks, and a destination that looks questionable on Google Maps, and I’m interested. I don’t need every trip to be perfectly planned. Honestly, half the fun is figuring things out along the way, taking a wrong turn, finding an incredible view by accident, and pretending that getting lost was the plan all along. I want the kind of adventures that leave you with dusty shoes, a hundred random photos, and at least one story that starts with “okay, so this probably wasn’t the smartest idea...” The destination is nice, but getting there is the real point.

I actually studied cooking, so feeding people is one thing I can confidently put on my list of skills. And no, that doesn’t mean I’m going to prepare a five-course dinner every time someone says they’re hungry. Sometimes the best food is something simple made properly, with good ingredients and a little bit of effort. I enjoy experimenting in the kitchen, trying combinations I haven’t made before, and figuring out how to make something taste better without making the whole process unnecessarily complicated. I also believe that the person cooking shouldn’t be the only one cleaning up afterwards, but apparently not everyone agrees with me on that. My favorite kind of meal is the one that turns into a long evening at the table, with people talking about everything except the food. Although, if everyone asks for seconds, I’ll definitely take the compliment.

Wake up, decide what I’m going to eat, forget what I decided, make coffee, get distracted by something completely unrelated, and eventually convince myself that the day is going pretty well. I’m good at making plans, but I’m also very good at changing them when something more interesting comes along. I like spontaneous trips, late-night conversations, discovering new music, and those rare days when you laugh so much that your face actually hurts. I can be responsible when I need to be, but I don’t want responsibility to become my entire personality. There’s enough serious stuff in everyday life already. Sometimes you just need to put your phone away, find something good to eat, go somewhere without checking the time every five minutes, and enjoy yourself. If you invite me somewhere and my first question is “what are we eating?”, just know that I’m genuinely interested in the whole experience.