We are Matthew, Rachel, Phoebe, and Reuben. We also have two dogs Blue and Toby! Matthew is from Florida, Rachel is from England, and we met in the UK. The children, Phoebe and Reuben, were born in the UK, but we’ve lived in both countries over the years. We love people. We host more than we surf but enjoy the opportunity to surf when we get it!

I’m visiting America for a wedding of a friend living in Cincinatti and whilst across the pond I’m taking the opportunity to travel round. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel a lot of the world with some recent highlights being WWOOFing on a farm in Sweden, walking the Camino Portugues and spending 5 weeks in Japan on a medical exchange programme. However, I’ve never been couch surfing before and am very eager to join the community!

I am a medical doctor by profession and scuba diver by passion. I teach and train undergraduate and postgraduate students in medicine and related areas. The cutting edge research in genetic and physiological basis of human thinking, emotions and behaviour fascinates me and I try to be a part of it. I am a great fan and follower of contemporary political and social studies. Photography, International Travelling, Hill Walking, Playing Table Tennis & Tennis, Reading and Listening to Music are some of my hobbies. I feel as a person I am somewhat reserved but certainly not boring. I am easy to talk to and tend to communicate effectively with people from all backgrounds. For me life is a perpetual learning process propagated through seeking of knowledge & experience, introspecting, self reflecting and developing of empathy towards others. These are the essentials elements to develop insight, foresight, wisdom and a better sense of presence in the world. We generally tend to live at a superficial level but there are always deeper meanings to what we think and do; it’s just the matter of finding them :) I am doubly vaccinated against CoVID19 and have recently received my booster dose as well :)

CURRENT MISSION To experience and enjoy life and help others do the same. ABOUT ME We are a family of four, Dylan, Ruth, Aidan 12 and Anushka 7 living with 2 housemates, Josie and Molly. We live in an ethnically diverse part of Sheffield, not far out of town. We welcome travellers, especially families and Spanish speakers. Somos una familia de cuatro, Dylan (papá), Ruth (mamá), Aidan (hijo con 12 años) y Anushka (hija con 7 años). Vivimos en un barrio de Sheffield con mucha diversidad étnica y no lejos del centro. Damos la bienvenida a los viajeros, especialmente las familias y hispanohablantes. In 2025 we travelled in Peru and Colombia for over 4 months. In summer 2026 we’re planning to travel to Italy for 2 weeks (31st July – 12th Aug) by train and keen to couchsurf some of the time. We only just started learning Italian on Duolingo. But Ruth speaks Spanish quite well and we’re hoping that might help a bit. En 2025 viajamos en Perú y Colombia durante más que cuatro meses. En el verano 2026 planeamos a viajar a Italia durante 2 semanas (31 julio – 12 agosto) en tren y nos gustaría alojarnos en couchsurfing durante parte del tiempo. Solamente empezamos a aprender italiano en duolingo. Pero Ruth habla español bastante bien y esperamos que ayuda un poco. We are a sociable family. We are keen to meet local people and experience everyday life, as well as visit touristy places. We travel quite slowly, as everything takes longer with children. Somos una familia sociable. Estamos interesados en conocer gente local y experimentar la vida cotidiana, así como visitar lugares turísticos. Planeamos a viajar bastante lentamente, porque todo necesita más tiempo con niños. We love playing music, but can't bring instruments with us. Aidan loves sport, games and writing stories. Anushka loves water and craft. We like getting out into parks and the countryside and at home we cycle a lot. We like talking and thinking, although expect this to be interrupted often by children. A Ruth y Dylan nos gusta tocar la música, pero no podemos llevar los instrumentos. A Aidan le encantan los deportes, juegos y escribir cuentos. A Anushka le encanta agua y la artesanía. Nos gustan salir en parques y en la naturaleza y en Inglaterra montamos mucho en bicicleta. Nos gusta hablar y pensar, pero esto es interrumpido mucho por los niños. We would be happy to cook for you, although we are vegetarian, so not meat. We can play some games with you or teach you a song. If you have children, we would be happy to hang out with them & teach them some English too. Estaríamos encantados de cocinar para sus, pero somos vegetarianos, entonces sin carne. Podemos jugar o enseñarte una canción. Si tiene niños podemos pasar el rato con ellos y enseñarles algo de inglés también.