CURRENT MISSION

To move less.

ABOUT ME

Tory and Chris both grew up in suburban New Jersey, where everybody commutes to NYC. We are married (to each other), and like each other very much.After Tory studied Biology (at Haverford College) and Chris studied Furniture Design (at Rhode Island School of Design), we embarked on a year-long expedition of travel and learning, supported by Chris' Watson Fellowship. Since then we lived in Boston for two years, Hong Kong for a year, and now back to Boston since Summer 2012.

PHILOSOPHY

We're both Christians (the good kind).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unsuccessfully offered our couch for a few months in Providence, RI, surfed while abroad and during a crosscountry USA roadtrip. Hosted once in Boston.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've been hosted in Paris (France), Munich (Germany), Oslo (Norway), Salzburg (Vienna), and Des Moines, Omaha, Roanoke, and Cape Cod (USA), and have had nothing but wonderful experiences.We've hosted once while living in Boston and once in Hong Kong. It was awesome. Please mention the code word "beluga" in your CouchRequest or message to let us know that you actually take the time to read our profile.

Interests

Chris: computers, fine art/design, postmodernism, beer, religion, community, building things, international development, honesty, hosting parties, business.

Tory: science, running, all things Anne of Green Gables, teaching, kids.

• arts
• design
• beer
• running
• partying
• traveling
• coding
• opera
• cycling
• rock climbing
• art history
• biology
• business
• divinity
• history
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Saved!, The Good Shepherd, Pride and Prejudice (the BBC version), Syriana, Babel, LOTR, Requiem for a Dream, Becoming Ms. Potter, Casino Royale, the Bourne trilogy, Amélie...

Music: Pedro the Lion, Derek Webb, Jars of Clay, Jakob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, all sorts of classical, Johnny Cash...

Books: Anne of Green Gables, Life of Pi, Cider House Rules, LOTR, Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mountain biking on Cotopaxi in Ecuador!Vienna State Opera for €3!Bavarian Catholic Mass on Christmas Eve!11th century castle in Montreaux, Switzerland!Deadly light-speed sledding in Oslo!Malaria in Liberia!"Soft-shell" pigeon brain in southern China!Motorcycling the Himalayan plateau in western China!Washing elephants in Thailand!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: some Spanish, some French, how to build things, how DNA works, art history, a bit of theology, rock climbing...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Nicaragua, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Liberia, Norway, Switzerland, United States

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