CURRENT MISSION

Mexico Bound.... hmmm guacamole!

ABOUT ME

We met in 2005 while working together in a unique cafe in St.Augustine, FL. Jake attended Flagler College in St. Augustine and Hali transferred schools several times before going taking classes through University of West Florida. While living in St.Augustine we hosted several CS'ers in our cottage (built in 1760). Jake graduated college in 2009 and we moved to his hometown of Chicago, IL.

We both love to learn different languages and about different cultures. Jake knows how to have a brief conversation in Thai, Polish, Spanish, German, and Arabic. We recently purchased Rosetta Stone Spanish so we can both freshen up on our skills. We are both very inquisitive people and love to learn about new ideas, different peoples and cultures, and random how-to-do crafts.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have yet to surf, but I have hosted several times now. Each opportunity has brought us to really enjoy this couchsurfing thing.

Interests

Good books, good music, movies, theater, woodworking, distance running, cooking, ballet (Hali danced for 18 years), yoga, traveling and meeting new people.

• books
• theater
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• running
• crafts
• movies
• traveling
• woodworking
• music
• backpacking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Gandhi's Autobiography & Anna Karenina. Chopin & Tchaikovsky.

Hali hopes to become a midwife so she is currently many books about birth and the history of birth.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jake met the family of the now ousted prime minister of Thailand (Thaksin) while backpacking in Southeast Asia.

Hali (jake too) met Somaly Mam- a beautiful lady who has rescued over 7000 children and young girls from sexual slavery in SE Asia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Baking soda + vinegar = a green solution to a clogged drain

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Germany, Nicaragua, Panama, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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