CURRENT MISSION

A household and life full of as many neat people and ideas as possible....

ABOUT ME

There are four of us; Rob, Angela, and two of our three daughters (the oldest is in college now but comes back to visit often). We live in a big old house with cats, dogs, computers, books, and we laugh a lot and argue some. Not so much, when we have guests.

PHILOSOPHY

Angela likes: "Live each day as if you had all the time in the world, and as if it were your last."
Anikas is, "Maximize happiness."
Rob lives by, "Everything in moderation."
Madi...is off at a sleepover, so we'll have to get hers later.
Jasper is also off at a movie with a friend but we can pretty much guess hers: "PLAY."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We host mostly and surf a little.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We're enthusiastic hosts and tentative surfers. Our experience so far has been positive, easy, interesting.

Interests

We have in common laughing, playing, reading (except jasper the contrarian), work of various kinds, outdoorsy stuff like hiking and skiing and biking (except Angela), animal care, ballet, building things, armchair non-technical physics, circus, cooking, yoga, the list changes pretty often.

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• books
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• animal care
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Rob: dischordant jazz. Angela: violins and drum machines. The girls like the beatles, and alternative bands. Piano, drum, and acoustic guitars around the house. Spirited Away, Fly Away Home, Little Miss Sunshine, Shirley Jackson, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Roald Dahl, piles of magazines.

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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We have (so far) survived approximately 1800 combined hours spent on the Phoenix roads driving back and forth to schools, work, etc.
Not that the Phoenix roads are so particularly dangerous, but freeways are freeways and getting home is a relief every time.

Teach, Learn, Share

Nice not to be able to predict what will be learned, taught, or shared.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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