We love music (especially live), watching TED Talks, cooking dinner with our friends, and of course exploring new places!

Susie: Graduate student and list maker extraordinaire who loves to be outside.
Kurtis: Tree climbing ESL professor and language lover - studying German (High Intermediate) and Japanese (Low Intermediate).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Of course - to meet new interesting people!

Through CS, we are happy for the opportunity to meet many different types of people. Since we both work in international higher education, we get to work with people from all over the world and we love it!

We joined Couchsurfing in 2015, but it wasn't until recently that we met some experienced Couchsurfers who reminded us of the community and got us really excited about having the CS experience!

Guest: After college we planned most of our big adventures around visiting friends across the US and abroad. Then we did some traveling on our own, but we have found we like the experience of interacting with others and meeting new people best when we travel.

Host: We haven't hosted any travelers yet, but we welcome guests and look forward to the opportunity!

Interests

We are supporting members of our local art house cinema - The MOXIE! We love seeing independent movies and films from all over the world.

• live music
• outdoor activities
• languages
• rivers
• film
• meeting new people
• saxophone

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Diego Figueiredo, Brad Mehldau, Michael Wollny, Bill Withers, Lianne La Havas, Stromae, Camille, Regina Spektor, Moop Mama!, Namika, Spaceman Spiff, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and more

MOVIES
Anything with Domhnall Gleeson, Wes Anderson movies, Guardians of the Galaxy, and of course the greatest film of all time Who Am I (Jackie Chan)

TV SHOWS
Downton Abbey, Sherlock, The Wire, and Cowboy Bebop

BOOKS
Calvin and Hobbes, Fahrenheit 451, and Maniac McGee

All things Harry Potter and (to a lesser extent) Lord of the Rings

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH & SHARE
Language and culture exchange!

LEARN
One thing I'm curious about is living life in another person's shoes. For example, when we were living in Masan, South Korea, my favorite things to do were go shopping a different markets and grocery stores just for the experience of doing such a familiar task from a completely different perspective.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good time!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Japan, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States