CURRENT MISSION

Mission: to learn things we don't already know, to visit places we've never been, and to meet people who make our lives richer

ABOUT ME

Chris is a 30-year-old computer network systems administrator at McDaniel College who enjoys good beer, good food, and good times.

Becky is 28 years old, and works as a media analyst. She loves to cook, and tries to live a more self-sufficient life every day.
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PHILOSOPHY

We live, we let live, and we try to have a good time while we do it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting when our situation allows it. We have two small kids right now, so we can't always accommodate guests, but we can at least help out with some ideas of what to do around town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've had great experiences with several different people staying with us. We have yet utilize the CS network while traveling, but eagerly anticipate our first experience to be hosted!

Interests

Mushrooms, cooking, Scrabble, computer networking, reading, teaching, beer tasting, bowling, tequila (the drink and the town), traveling, trivia, homesteading, tree hugging, composting, hiking, and chickens.

• chickens
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• beer
• drinking
• electronics
• trivia
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• homesteading
• hiking
• bowling
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the Weakerthans, the Beatles, Sublime, Bob Marley, Wyclef Jean, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews Band, Pink, Eminem, Kenny Williams Jr., and pretty much anything else.

Books: Harry Potter, The DaVinci Code, Angels & Demons, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, any memoirs, John Grisham, Octavio Paz...

Movies: Fight Club, Forrest Gump, The Blues Brothers, stupid comedies, "thinking man's movies."

TV: Arrested Development, Weeds, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, Family Guy, The Sopranos, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Pysch... Although we have to say that we don't actually have TV at our house (we have the apparatus, but no cable, satellite, channels, etc.) - we don't want to misrepresent ourselves.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chris: I've been to a sweet cheese factory in Switzerland - you never saw such Appenzeller!

Becky: I hiked up to the top of a volcano, and since it was a clear night, I could just barely see something red and glowing inside. I would have been scared if not for the fact that I'd been drinking Pájaro Azul.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you stay with us, you could potentially learn about computers and electronics, Spanish, cooking, sourdough bread, and how to make mozzarella cheese. You might also go on a mushroom walk, or possibly visit something of national importance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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