My husband and I live in Burlington, VT! We're pretty active people and are into hiking, surfing, roller skating, skateboarding, running, swimming, playing around on guitar/piano/uke, are getting into tennis, board games and gardening, and the occasional maple-bacon ice cream that you must try here! We have 2 Holland Lop bunnies who are free roam in our home. The best parts about life are experiencing exciting new things and meeting people from all backgrounds. The world is a neighborhood and getting to know who and what all is out there is pretty great. Caring about understanding others is the road to peace.

We are a quiet, non-smoking, non-partying home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Being a tourist is great for a few minutes, but in order not to miss out on the real heart of a place and its people, CS is where it's at.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• classical music
• guitar
• hiking
• handball
• anthropology
• astronomy
• history
• neuroscience
• psychology
• science
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• ukulele
• nature
• cities
• roller skating
• middle east
• foreign languages
• barefoot running

Music, Movies, and Books

While I listen to everything from rap, country, pop, to indie, world and folk, my favorite is romantic era "classical" music. I especially love Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Mahler. I'm into all the major Arabic singers + love to learn about more, and am also enjoying Persian music and anything Georgian and Russian lo-fi/chill. Mostly I love getting to know the music from wherever I am.

Books: I bring The Prophet along with me on all my travels
Sum - David Eagleman
Mara, Daughter of the Nile - Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

Movies: Pulp Fiction, anything old Disney, Before Sunrise

Shows: True Detective, The Office, Friends,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once found myself living in a Roma/Gypsy encampment in the south of France. Also, hitchhiking around Jordan, and volunteering in refugee aid in the Balkans for ½ year.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A quiet place to recharge, bunny snuggles from our 2 Holland Lops, hiking buddies, great food, game nights, jams on guitar/uke, and local advice.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Italy, Jordan, Serbia