CURRENT MISSION to walk where great men once walked ABOUT ME My wife, Erin, and I are both teachers. She teaches math and I teach history. We both really love traveling. Thankfully, as teachers we get our summers off so that leaves us plenty of time for traveling. For us, one of the best parts of going to a foreign place is interacting with people. PHILOSOPHY My personal philosophy is simple. Love people, love new opportunities, love each experience. My wife and I are both Christians. Don't let that fact throw you off if you have a negative connotation with religion. We're not the uptight, judgemental, self-righteous types. Many of our closest friends are atheists or followers of other faiths, that difference has not stood in the way of our great friendships. We respect your beliefs and ideals, regardless of how much they differ from ours. We feel that we have a great deal to learn from all of our guests. We're Texans. Not all Texans uphold the virtue of hospitality to guests as a top priority, but we do, because all REAL Texans do. As our guest, we're going to show you some real Texan hospitality. Mi casa es su casa. My home is your home. As a rule, I like to think of strangers as friends I just haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet. One minute we're shaking hands for the first time, an hour later we're joking together and feel like we perhaps met before in a past life. That's what really makes Couchsurfing so great, a chance to meet some of those friends who, otherwise, we never would have encountered. They have all been a blessing to our lives as we hope we have been to theirs.