CURRENT MISSION To live each moment one at a time ABOUT ME UPDATE 2022: It is only Ariel, and the cat Melvin now living in the house. 🐈 I am mostly painting now. Check my art in Instagram @arielpaintingsgallery We are a couple who met in 2007 in the Lake District, England, while teaching crazy London kids outdoor and environmental skills. We then went on to travel around all of the UK and Europe (though there's still lots of exploring to be done). Many of the requests ask us about things to do in Melbourne. We thought it would be easier to put that information in a blog. The first post is about free things you can do in Melbourne: http://www.arielliz.com/melbourne-a-local-perspective/ We're enthusiastic about meeting and helping people, and this is one reason we joined Couchsurfing. Liz studied primary teaching, majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language, because of wanting to help care for the world and its people in a small way. She is now teaching Prep students (5/6-year-olds) - an exhausting but delightful job :) Ariel has worked for a charity that helps seafarers in difficulties all around the world (his language skills came in handy here) and has taught Spanish (where his language skills came in even more handy!) He is now beginning to set up a social enterprise based on vertical gardening in small spaces. You can read more at www.greenteach.org. We love to laugh at random, everyday things (including, in Liz's case, week-old jokes at unexpected moments) and sing at random moments. Some of Liz's regular earworms include "Flash", "Everywhere", "The Power of Love", "What Is Love" and "Perfect" (yes, there is a strong 80s and 90s theme here :)) We're keen to meet new people, make new friends and learn about other cultures and lifestyles, which is one reason for our travels (in Ariel's case, very extensive ones, from Madrid to India by land in a year). PHILOSOPHY 1. The environment is important. Treat it well. 2. People are important. Treat them right. 3. Education is important. With education, all things are possible. (Crêpe stand, University of Melbourne. Profound and sums it up perfectly!)