We are an easy-going family who have hosted year long high school exchange students from Germany, Switzerland, and Thailand. We hosted a Korean student for three months and are currently acting as a respite host for a Jamaican college student. We have hosted other Jamaican short-term visitors in our home. We enjoy learning about other cultures and everyday adventures while sharing our favorite local events and history with others. We have a cat and an exuberant kid! We're considered "crunchy tree huggers" in our conservative small town, but to the average couch-surfer, we're probably typical mainstream middle-class Midwesterners.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend who also is involved in our exchange program asked us to host some couch-surfers who are coming through our area. We thought we should make this official by posting a profile.

Interests

We enjoy leisurely biking, taking walks, cultural and community events, music, but we're not above putting in a lazy night at home with a movie on Netflix once in a while!

• cats
• arts
• writing
• acting
• education
• gardening
• music
• cycling
• communications
• teaching
• history
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

We're nerdy and prefer reading nonfiction. We like a wide variety of music and love comedies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rose attended a mission trip in the Yucatan, and it changed her life! Matt drove from Ohio to Boston and back with .... Kidney stones! Ouch.

Teach, Learn, Share

Matt got his undergrad degree in psychology and Master's of Education in Community Agency Counseling. Rose got her undergrad in Liberal Arts: Holistic Health, and her MBA in Digital and Social Media. We can talk about psychology, wellness, local history, new languages, growing scobies or water kefir, gardening, essential oils, Emotional Freedom Techniques, social media marketing, healthy eating (organic, g free, d free), writing, art, natural parenting, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States