Chris - I love to learn and to teach others! My patience comes in handy with my middle school students. I was born in California, raised in Florida, lived in Honduras and now consider it my second 'home'.

Sharon - I am very passionate in everything I do! I am also compassionate and encouraging and use those gifts to work as a cancer nurse.

We both believe in the work hard / play hard mentality!
Our favorite pastimes are hiking, photography, learning about history and attending musicals.
We believe in the teachings of Jesus and attempt to love other people sacrificially as he did.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are on CouchSurfing to meet people, especially ones from different cultures or with different life experiences than our own! We desire to expand our knowledge of other people and places. We want to get off the beaten path to experience the local custom and not the tourist 'show'. So far, our experience hosting other CouchSurfers and being hosted has been amazing! We feel it is a mutually beneficial arrangement that expands our knowledge of the world one person at a time.

Interests

We love to travel - bonus when we can do it on motorcycles!
We appreciate the outdoors - especially if we are hiking and taking pictures!
Chris loves to read and bodysurf when he can.
Sharon enjoys gardening, sewing, and scrapbooking.

• photography
• running
• motorcycles
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• snowshoeing
• sports
• nursing
• sewing
• musicals
• body surfing
• musical theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

Our music and movie tastes are very similar, but books not so much :).

Music: Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, U2, Pentatonix, Jack Johnson, Johnny Cash, The Gypsy Kings, Mana, Barenaked Ladies, Lauryn Hill, Sting, The Beatles, Florence and the Machine, Tom Petty, Moby, Mozart, Vivaldi, John Williams, Howard Shore, Lindsey Stirling, many musicals, the list goes on...

Movies: Lord Of The Rings, The Usual Suspects, Two Weeks Notice, Les Miserables, The Matrix, Indiana Jones (first 3 only), Last of the Mohicans, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, documentaries by Ken Burns, and LOTS more...

Chris's Favorite Books: The Name Of The Wind, Les Miserables, Ender's Game, Team of Rivals, The Riftwar Saga, and many more...

Sharon's Favorite Books: Outlander Series, The Century Trilogy, historical fiction of most kinds...

Books we can agree on: the Bible, Unbroken, anything by David McCullough, The Poisonwood Bible

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We traveled for more than two years on motorcycles through North, Central and South America! It was an amazing trip and we loved interacting with locals and learning about their different cultures. If you want to know more about it - check out our blog at: thestrunas.com It is full of pictures and stories.

Teach, Learn, Share

Computers
Spanish
Bodysurfing
Sewing
Math (through Algebra:)
Nursing

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories / adventures
Computer and Tech knowledge (including networking)
Cooking (have you ever had German Pancakes?)
Medical advice / treatment (including stitches if you need them)
Take you on a motorcycle ride!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Honduras, United States