The story of jonboy

A sunny day in Cambodia

Jonny from New Zealand recently graduated from university and is now travelling through Southeast Asia. He is playing beer pong in a hostel when a girl at the hostel bar catches his eye. He quickly finds out that she is a girl from Austria and her name is Maria.

And then something magical happens: The boy from New Zealand and the girl from Austria fall in love. Jonboy follows Maria to Austria and is given the name Jonboy by Maria's uncle - and very soon Jonboy is much more than just a name.

The art of 'Winging it' (durchwurschteln)

He becomes a brand. And while Jonboy tries to understand Austria, its people and its culture, he learns the expression "muddling through". Muddling through - Jonboy has found a word that describes his lifestyle perfectly. Simply trying things out without much preparation, the curiosity to keep throwing yourself into the unknown and not taking yourself and life too seriously - that's Jonboy.

Austria has returned Jonny's love - and now over a million people follow him on his social media channels. And because Jonny thinks that more has to be done, you can now support him and his life motto.

The faces behind jonboy

From left to right: Magda, Jonny, Maria