CURRENT MISSION

To be genuine and to love people.

ABOUT ME

Jarred has a graduate degree in Instrumental Conducting and a bachelor's degree in Music Education, and I have a Masters degree in social work. We are currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Macedonia.

PHILOSOPHY

Balance is everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing has been a great way for us to meet interesting people and have a better travel experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have hosted once and surfed in Austin, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Chicago. All great experiences!

Interests

Riding our bikes, camping, hiking, reading, knitting, climbing.

• education
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• rock climbing
• teaching
• social work
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Thoreau, Hemingway, Vonnegut, Tolstoy, London, Plath, Hafiz, BSNYC, C.S. Lewis.

Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, City and Colour, RHCP, TBS, Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & The Papas, Beach Boys, The Shins, Sonny Rollins, Thelonius Monk, The Head and the Heart, Ingrid Michaelson, Gershwin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being surrounded by the Boquillas canyon walls while canoeing the Rio Grande for 4 days. So amazing.
AND
Getting engaged along the Little Missouri River in the Ouachita Mountains.

Teach, Learn, Share

We want to learn about people's experiences and how those have shaped them. We're willing to share the same.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Macedonia, United States