Last updated: 6 AUG 2023 FINALLY we're back on Couchsurfing! But, during the pandemic we moved! We still have our residence in Seattle and may occasionally accept guests there but it is no longer our primary address. We now are 3 hours due East in the beautiful town of Lake Chelan in North Central Washington state. Here is the important small print stuff to discuss first: 1. If you are unverified with 0 friends and 0 references, please consider getting verified. It supports the CS community and allows us to accept your request with more confidence. At least, please make an effort to fill out as much of your profile as you can and include pictures. This gives us some idea of who you are even if you're a newbie. Some of our favorite guests were unverified with 0 references, but they took the time to fill out as much info as they could about themselves. 2. We prefer requests for 1-3 nights. Longer stays are possible but that requires more planning and since we are busy, it's more likely we will accept your request if it's only for a few nights. Please let us know if your dates are flexible when you put in your request. 3. We don't respond to impersonal copy-and-pasted mass emails. We also don't accept requests from non-travelers. (For example, if you're here for a work conference or are between apartment rentals.) 4. If you do not CONFIRM your stay, other travelers can still book your dates. So please confirm promptly if we accept. 5. Please tell us your real names, first and last, and tell us how you plan to arrive (plane, train, drive, parachute, etc) and what time you arrive. Then I can send you the correct directions to our house. We can pick up from train station in Wenatchee WA or you can take the bus from the train station 35 minutes to Chelan. The bus stops 2 blocks from our house. Amtrak travels from Seattle to Chelan and back once a day. Now, on to the fun stuff!... Ian and I are passionate about art and art collecting. I owned a gallery in Seattle in the 90s and Ian started collecting art in the 1980s. Together we have hundreds of paintings, photographs, works on paper, and sculptures. We recently opened a pop-up brick-and-mortar art gallery, a dream come true. We also eloped after ten years together as a couple and have been married now for 7 years. (And we were "just friends" for 25 years before that, we are the When Harry Met Sally couple!) We are atheists, extremely liberal, news junkies, 420 friendly (marijuana is legal in our state). Linda is a non-drinker and Ian has the occasional beer. We are an LBGTQ-friendly home. If you're very young or this is your first trip on your own, you'll be safe with us. Your parents can relax because we will take good care of you and make sure you call home. Linda was an exchange student when she was 15 for a year and we know that family contact is critical for your safety and enjoyment. Linda is a Program Manager in an Engineering group at Microsoft. She works full-time 100% remotely since COVID. Ian's schedule is more flexible: he buys/sells art, does all the research, and in the winter he coaches ski racing.