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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
@CHRISANDTORYTOLLES
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION To move less. ABOUT ME Tory and Chris both grew up in suburban New Jersey, where everybody commutes to NYC. We are married (to each other), and like each other very much.After Tory studied Biology (at Haverford College) and Chris studied Furniture Design (at Rhode Island School of Design), we embarked on a year-long expedition of travel and learning, supported by Chris' Watson Fellowship. Since then we lived in Boston for two years, Hong Kong for a year, and now back to Boston since Summer 2012. PHILOSOPHY We're both Christians (the good kind).
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning French
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Unsuccessfully offered our couch for a few months in Providence, RI, surfed while abroad and during a crosscountry USA roadtrip. Hosted once in Boston. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE We've been hosted in Paris (France), Munich (Germany), Oslo (Norway), Salzburg (Vienna), and Des Moines, Omaha, Roanoke, and Cape Cod (USA), and have had nothing but wonderful experiences.We've hosted once while living in Boston and once in Hong Kong. It was awesome. Please mention the code word "beluga" in your CouchRequest or message to let us know that you actually take the time to read our profile.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Saved!, The Good Shepherd, Pride and Prejudice (the BBC version), Syriana, Babel, LOTR, Requiem for a Dream, Becoming Ms. Potter, Casino Royale, the Bourne trilogy, Amélie... Music: Pedro the Lion, Derek Webb, Jars of Clay, Jakob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, all sorts of classical, Johnny Cash... Books: Anne of Green Gables, Life of Pi, Cider House Rules, LOTR, Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables...
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Mountain biking on Cotopaxi in Ecuador!Vienna State Opera for €3!Bavarian Catholic Mass on Christmas Eve!11th century castle in Montreaux, Switzerland!Deadly light-speed sledding in Oslo!Malaria in Liberia!"Soft-shell" pigeon brain in southern China!Motorcycling the Himalayan plateau in western China!Washing elephants in Thailand!
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: some Spanish, some French, how to build things, how DNA works, art history, a bit of theology, rock climbing...
My Interests
Chris: computers, fine art/design, postmodernism, beer, religion, community, building things, international development, honesty, hosting parties, business. Tory: science, running, all things Anne of Green Gables, teaching, kids.
