CURRENT MISSION

Learn more about people and culture across the planet.

ABOUT ME

Dave -- Bakes bread, creates cheese and kefir, explores+cooks historical recipes, appreciates hiking, bikes everywhere and explores caves.

Laila -- Artist, illustrator, pottery maker, Spanish-speaker and arts educator.

We -- have traveled to a number of countries around the world, and really appreciate opportunities to get to know people who live in different places. We love the arts, particularly music, performing arts and classical arts. Oh... and food!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have stayed at a number of nontraditional spaces, but have not yet couchsurfed. Friends do recommend it! We've hosted, and really appreciate those experiences of getting to know new people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have significant experience with AirBNB and other informal stays... we've stayed with people in Martha's Vineyard, MA USA, on small hilltops in Italy and on a horse farm in Chattanooga, TN USA.

Interests

Cooking
Food science
Banjo
Caving
History of music
Performing arts
Drawing
Children's literature

• arts
• culture
• literature
• performing arts
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• cheese
• pottery
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• spelunking
• animation
• teaching
• history
• psychology
• science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been the first human to set foot in a place on earth - the feeling is absolutely incredible. It has also been an honor and pleasure to participate in conversations about cognitive psychology that push the boundary of what we know about how people think.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to teach people how to bake bread or make cheese; it's a pleasure to learn how to cook new things or learn a new language.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation, United States