CURRENT MISSION

To discover Scandinavian culture, values, eco life style, and art. We plan to visit Sweden, the region around Jarna for several months, with our children hopefully in a Swedish Steiner school if possible. Our values are deep green and sustainable, and we wish to learn and share that. We have read that this is also very popular in Jarna region. WE are looking for a change of live, an adventure and a more equal, fair, caring world to raise our children in.

ABOUT ME

Steve - I am a proffessional artist and designer, and self taught conservation builder -restoring old welsh cottages, and eco-builder.
Cara - I work in charity, often on environmental projects, and have lived on eco-communities, and travelled/worked in Europe and Turkiye for several years.
We are lovers of nature, poetry, literature, arts and the out doors.
As a family we are keen cyclists, and love to knock a football or rygby ball around on the beach every weekend. We encourage the children to be active and outdoors - rather than on computers and TV.
We keep bees and guinea pigs, grow vegetables, flowers and trees, on our acre of welsh mountain by the sea.

PHILOSOPHY

to look up beyond our small horizons and see the world. to show the world to our children.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

we haven't done formal couchsurfing but have stayed around Europe with lots of friends, hitchhiking and camping. We have also hosted lots of UK and international people in our BnB, we love to have them for a beer or tea and talk about life, culture, politics and philosophy into the evening. it is great for the children also to meet many different cultures and languages.

Interests

As a family we are keen cyclists, and love to knock a football or rygby ball around on the beach every weekend. We encourage the children to be active and outdoors - rather than on computers and TV.
We keep bees and guinea pigs, grow vegetables, flowers and trees, on our acre of welsh mountain by the sea.
conversations: trees, bees and life's mystery! literature and welsh rugby! we love a good laugh and joke around - being philosphical, spiritual and also not taking it all seriously.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• design
• flowers
• politics
• painting
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• soccer
• rugby
• art history
• hitchhiking
• historic sites
• beaches
• sustainability
• ancient history
• sustainable development
• green living
• green energy
• sustainable living
• sustainable agriculture

Music, Movies, and Books

folk and world music
eco-philosophy books
world liturature

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

we took 3 months out with the children in 2015 and travelled/ WWOOFed around France. Amazing. made good friends, learnt some French and gave the children bigger horizons

Teach, Learn, Share

we have many years of green living experience: growing food, growing trees, grafting, making jam, making bread, British baking; preserving without electricity.
Steve is a professional artist and teacher.
Steve self-built our eco house, and Cara worked at an Energy advice centre we have knowledge about eco-building materials, and renewable energy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can teach you Welsh language! and bake you british cakes!
we love to share warm conversation, good food, enjoy the wonders of nature and solve the big questions of life and politics - how to make a fairer, kinder world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Netherlands, Romania, Turkey, Wales