Hiya'!

We're Christopher and Alissa, kids are Corbin, Hazel, and Burl, plus Bessie the dog!

We're hippie poly liberal artsy types in Houston's inner loop. Basically living stereotypes. :)

Anything you'd like to know, just ask--hope to see y'all soon!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We occasionally travel/surf, but mostly we host at our house near the University of Houston main campus (77023).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

1: Surfed Marcy's couch in Austin - 19-21 October 2007

2: Hosted Mariette from Austin - 19 February 2008

3: Hosted Iria from Las Vegas - 14-16 March 2008

4: CS meeting with Ryan from Tyler - 14 April 2008

5: Hosted Phoenix Saga from Austin - 21-22 June 2008

6: Surfed Jim's couch in New Orleans - 29-30 August 2008

7: Surfed Jen's couch in Austin - 03-05 October 2008

8: Hosted La Guerilla from Austin - 13 March 2009

9: Surfed Michelle's couch in Beaumont - 16 May 2009

10: Surfed Kevin's couch in New Orleans - 17 May 2009

11: Hosted Brandon from Spring - 23 Feb 2011

12: Hosted Akeel from New Hampshire - 08-10 May 2011

13: Hosted Petar and Irena from Croatia - 27-29 Nov 2011

14: Hosted Joe from Indianola - 03-04 Jan 2012

15: Hosted David from Lititz - 23-26 Jan 2012

16: Surfed Mike's couch in St. Charles - 07-14 Oct 2012

17: Hosted Kristin from Flagstaff - 10-15 Oct 2012

18: Hosted Rick from Omaha - 11-14 Jan 2013

19: Hosted Johanna and Hannes from Berlin - 03-04 Mar 2013

20: Hosted Joanna from Austin - 08-11 Mar 2013

21: Hosted Roman from Austria - 16-17 Mar 2013

22: Hosted Zac from Albany - 21-22 Mar 2013

23: Hosted Simon from Angers - 31 Mar-02 Apr 2013

24: Met James from Dallas - 27 July 2013

25: Hosted Yaguang and Lila from China - 16-17 Aug 2013

26: Hosted Kyla from the UAE - 18-20 Aug 2013

27: Hosted Mark and Dee from the UK - 21-23 Nov 2013

28: Hosted April from Austin - 22-23 Jan 2014

29: Hosted Daniel from Austin - 29-30 Jun 2014

30: Hosted Sucinda from Weatherford - 10 Aug 2014

31: Hosted David from Pleasant Grove - 13-16 Aug 2014

32: Surfed Heather's couch in Royal Oak - 13-16 Aug 2014

33: Surfed Johnny's couch in Madison Heights - 18 Aug 2014

34: Hosted Jaya's van in Spring - 07 Aug - 08 Oct 2019

35: Surfed Andrea's couch in Collingswood - 16-20 Jan 2020

36: Hosted Joseph in Houston - 13-15 Sep 2022

37: Hosted LaTressa in Houston - 19-27 Oct 2022

38: Hosted Philipp and Robbie in Houston - 06-08 Nov 2022

39: Hosted Gigi in Houston - 16-17 Dec 2022

40: Hosted Maksym in Houston - 01 May - 31 Jun 2023

41: Hosted Shuzo in Houston 10-12 Sep 2023

42: Hosted Emily in Houston 26-29 Sep 2023

Interests

For hobbies, we enjoy cooking, reading science fiction, collecting antiques, restoring 50s appliances, motorcycling, buying old books, crochet/knitting, furniture building, shopping online, listening to NPR, eBay, and others.

• pets
• dogs
• arts
• books
• performing arts
• contemporary art
• cooking
• baking
• shopping
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• crochet
• knitting
• painting
• music
• soccer
• science
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything good. : )

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Christopher found a $20 bill when he was ten years old. Alissa heroically stopped her crazy friend from eating her pet goldfish in a "fishy feast".

Teach, Learn, Share

Christopher has expertise/experience in: avionic systems technology, trombone performance, professional domination, baking pies, contemporary art, tattooing, watercoloring, making a correct pot of tea, electric fan customization, motorcycle maintenance/riding instruction, etc.

Alissa has expertise/experience in: nursing, counseling, music therapy, knitting/crochet, Cajun cooking, house painting, flute performance, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Christopher has crazy tattoo stories, Alissa has crazy therapy stories, and we can both cook pretty well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Oman, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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