We've been married for 10 years and counting and actually really like each other. (We've nearly always worked at the same company or with each other that whole time, too.)

In the States, Brian's favorite job was working the night shifts at gas stations. Mallory's favorite job was teaching music at a camp for the mentally disabled. Eventually, we did wedding photography as a fulltime gig for quite a few years and then up and skipped out of the U.S. of A.

Our story of how we decided to move to Estonia involves a Chinese buffet, a vision and a napkin. Ask us and we'll give you the full scoop.

We both work for the Robin Hood of international money transfers - TransferWise. Mallory on the content marketing end. Brian in data analysis.

Brian studied 20th Century Russian History in Uni and avoided writing his thesis by composing and recording songs. Mallory studied Theater and Spanish (so she wouldn't be a dumb American) and avoided her studies by tacking on fun minors in social work and art.

We're fairly animated storytellers with an arsenal of previous adventures and characters to choose from.

We like Jesus, but generally not the institutions associated with the guy. We often get on better with non-religious folks. (And if you were wondering, no, we are not Republicans. )

We often go to bed early, get up early, and take it easy on alcohol. Late night party scenes have never been where we thrive. Small, intimate conversations on fascinating topics with new people is more our cup of tea.

Over the years, for about half of our married life we made the deliberate choice to live with 2 or more other people. Aussies, Estonians, Germans, Brazilians, Americans - we've been privileged to live with them all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We like new people, new cultures and new adventures.

Interests

Art. Music. Brain science. Theater. History. Geography. Photography. Political discussions. People. Other cultures. Growing up (seriously - it's a lost art).

• arts
• theater
• photography
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• geography
• history
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies (Brian always picks them):
Melancholia
Fifth Element
Leon the Professional
Three Idiots
Like Stars on Earth
Everything Is Illuminated
Stranger Than Fiction
anything Quentin Tarantino

Books: Perelandra

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved to the other side of the world and survived.

Teach, Learn, Share

We actually study a bit of brain science (related to that whole how human beings mature). It's quite fascinating. Psychology stuff is incredible. Brian's a history buff.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Estonian cooking.
American chili & taco dishes.
Indian chai tea.
For health reasons, Mallory is a vegetarian these days. So we've learned to be a bit more creative in our recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, United States