CURRENT MISSION

See the whole world and meet everybody in it. :0) We think we'll get there...

ABOUT ME

We're Aaron and Mandy Roggow. We met at University and decided we liked each other, and it's worked out ever since! Mandy's done with school, so she went along to England with Aaron while he studied in Cambridge for a year. We moved from there to Baton Rouge for a year while Aaron completed a vicarage (an internship for student Pastors) at a local Lutheran church. Now we're in Ann Arbor, MI where Aaron is a Pastor at a Lutheran Church (LCMS). We're hoping to get the most out of our experiences, and we're generally up for a good adventure.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We studied overseas so we researched how others offed their couches. Now we are hopefully prepared to offer our couch to others with this experience!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Incredible, incredible experiences staying in Oslo, Stockholm, and Rome. Our hosts have shown us a better time than we could have imagined, and we're excited to join the couchsurfing experience.

Interests

Sports/Recreation (Cycling, Volleyball, Camping, Ultimate Frisbee, Canoeing, Basketball, Dodgeball, Racquetball, Foosball, Kubb), Reading, Watching Detroit Sports Teams, Listening to Music, Singing, Watching Movies

• singing
• movies
• reading
• music
• cycling
• canoeing
• camping
• sports
• basketball
• racquetball
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, Sufjan Stevens, Mae, Lovedrug, Keane, Weezer, Dave Matthews Band, Guster, Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, 311, Ben Lee, Ben Kweller, Boston, Bright Eyes, Cake, David Berkeley, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Erin Bode, Foo Fighters, Grateful Dead, Jack Johnson, Jethro Tull, Journey, Jim Brickman, Kansas, Kevin Max, Live, Llama, Lost And Found, Madison Greene, Mr. Big, Norah Jones, The Normals, O.A.R., Oasis, Pete Stewart, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Relient K, REO Speedwagon, Rush, Scorpions, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel, Slow Coming Day, Styx, Supertramp, Switchfoot, Third Day, U2, Yes

Movies: Fight Club, The Royal Tenenbaums, Donnie Darko, Death To Smoochy, The Big Lebowski, Glory, Groundhog Day, What About Bob?, Star Wars, Princess Bride, The Life Aquatic

Books: The Bible, The Book of Concord, Luther's Works, The Hammer of God, Mere Christianity, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Concordia Commentaries, The Church of the Lutheran Reformation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Aaron's played Ultimate Frisbee in a Siberian forest. Mandy's landed a plane in a cornfield to keep it from crashing.

visited 38 states (76%)Create your own visited map of The United States or website vertaling duits?

visited 22 states (9.77%)Create your own visited map of The World or another interesting project

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: We know how to be content and we know some good card games for passing the time on those crazy-long train rides.

Learn: We'd be happy to learn anything anyone's got for us. It's amazing what people come up with!

What I Can Share with Hosts

We've got some fun stories from our times Couchsurfing and traveling. We can go right to bed or stay up talking if you're up for it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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