CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of California, Utah, Arizona, and other people's couches as we can in our last weeks in the states.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We live in a tiny studio apartment with a cat. So far, we have only stayed on other people's couches, but look forward to having a bigger apartment so we can return the favor.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Laura is new to the game, but Jon has couchsurfed a dozen or so times. Never been able to host anybody yet, but have had nothing but good experiences when traveling in Texas.

Interests

Jon likes:
Yoga
Meditating
Plant-based diet
Chocolate
Green Tea
Photography
Cooking
Reading
Playing with the cat
Teaching Grammar and Literature
Horsing around
Heavy Metal
British Folk Music
Walking

Laura likes:
Roman history, satire, poetry, sculpture, and politics
Greek Hellenistic sculpture (mostly stuff from Pergamon)the Iliad and Odyssey
Jon's cat Milo
taking long walks
reading (currently working through Dhalgren)
wrestling around
telling jokes
Ozark folk tales
dresses
historiography

• cats
• arts
• literature
• poetry
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• yoga
• dieting
• meditation
• walking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• wrestling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many of each to list, but off the top of my head:

Movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Big Lebowski

TV:
Arrested Development
X Files
Battlestar Galactica
Sopranos
The Wire
Simpsons

Music:
Tool, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Metallica, Andrew Bird, Mike Seeger

Books (currently reading)
Laura: Dhalgren
Jon: American Crime Noir

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jon:

Spent a month working on the organic farm at the Art of Living ashram outside of Montreal. Spent my days meditating, picking vegetables, and eating great food.

Laura:
Spent six months studying abroad in Galway Ireland.

Teach, Learn, Share

Jon: Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation

Laura: Latin, Classic History

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States