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Overview

  • 29 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Czech, Spanish
  • 60, Other
  • Member since 2006
  • Business owner / Attorney / Physics and Psych Students
  • University educated, kids: UNY Prague, CZ and Arizona
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

COUCHSURFING

We are currently not accepting guests for health related reasons. We have extended friends and family with low immunity whom we wish to be able to remain in contact with. Best wishes to you in your current and future travels!

We are happy to host when we are home. As we work for ourselves we are often able to juggle our time to accommodate guests as easily during the week as the weekends. We have several local natural attractions that we are happy to show off in decent weather

Please visit us in the spirit of Couch Surfing.. Come willing to share what you are comfortable sharing about your life and where you live. Come looking to learn about Central Arizona, it's natural surroundings and people who live there.

We like to look after our guests. We would like to cook good food that matches your dietary requirements and prepare comfortable rooms with clean towels and sheets. We ask that you please be considerate and let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel so we are not left to eat 8 servings of a Paleolithic raw diet gluten free meals that we are not so excited to eat by ourselves.

We have met, hosted and been hosted by some of the most amazing people. We would like to do our best for you and return some of the hospitality we have received while traveling

CURRENT MISSION
Know our world, meet as many cool people as possible

ABOUT US
Wed have two small dogs (10 and 18 pounds). One is yappy, the other one is elderly and confused. We live in the geographic center of Arizona. Phoenix/Scottsdale, Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, archeological sites are all within a day trip. Children are at University so only home during breaks . Our daughter is semi-fluent in Czech. Guests for accommodations are preferred to be from other countries with at least one English speaker or persons involved with adventure sports, but all are welcome. In any CS request please write: Slovak living abroad. This way we know you are a guest who chose us.

PHILOSOPHY
Be nice to each other

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
We host, we surf, we do our best to live life like tomorrow isn't guaranteed

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Have had people from all over the world come stay with us and have been hosted by people on 6 continents. Done some hospitality exchange, will probably do some home exchange at some point.

Interests

Cycling, kayaking, surfing, hiking, most things outdoors. Other cultures and their local histories. Improving our world. International cooking. A bottle of wine and good conversation about anything with friends.

  • culture
  • environment
  • cooking
  • wine
  • technology
  • traveling
  • cars
  • cycling
  • kayaking
  • swimming
  • learning new things

Music, Movies, and Books

Yep, we like all of those.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen people reach out across culture and language. Trivial things of importance.

Teach, Learn, Share

The richest people I know are charitable in giving of themselves and in supporting their community, be it locally, nationally, or globally. But you already know that, that's why you're here.

Wish to learn:
your culture, your language, where you live. Just about anything

What I Can Share with Hosts

We are happy to share our experiences living in Arizona and any of our travel experiences. We are happy to teach you how to cook a Southwestern style meal or other dishes we have learned.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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