CURRENT MISSION
Learning how to be parents

ABOUT ME

We are a fun-loving couple originally from the NW of the United States (Oregon and Washington), but lived in San Francisco for the past seven years. We both quit our jobs to volunteer at an orphanage in South Sudan and are now traveling the world.

We love food - love to cook, eat, and try different cuisines from all around the world...but we especially love to eat with friends - new and old. Traveling is in our blood and we are eager to learn about different cultures and people's perspectives on life.

PHILOSOPHY

Try everything once.
Make the world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

What a way to bring people together from all different walks of life

Interests

Travel!!!, culture, food, music, barcelona football, coffee, tea, humanitarian aid, non-profits, labradoodles, settlers of catan, VW minibus, burritos, beer, American college football, photography

• culture
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• soccer
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Best in Show, Dumb and Dumber, Zoolander
Music: Coldplay, Mumford and Sons, Brooke Fraser, Hey Rosetta!, The Decemberists
Books: The Brothers K, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Cat's Cradle, The Glass Castle, The Hunger Games, Blue Like Jazz

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living it up in South Sudan with orphans and malaria-infested mosquitoes along the Nile River.
Backpacking in Yosemite National Park.
Island hopping along the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia.
Trekking in the Himalayas.

Teach, Learn, Share

We love to cook, especially Korean cuisine. Our paella isn't too shabby either. We know a few things about life in South Sudan - and how humanitarian aid can be detrimental at times, but beneficial if done with careful consideration and collaboration with local communities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sudan, United States