CURRENT MISSION

The Summer of '09 - Hiking Oregon, USA

ABOUT ME

Brett and I have been married for over 10 years and moved to our current location about 2 years ago. We spend most of our time together doing the things we love, see "Interests" below.
Overall we are pretty laid back, and have a strong desire to learn about other people and cultures.
We also feel we have a ridiculous amount of unused space in the apartment to share, and that is part of what brought us to CS.

PHILOSOPHY

Still working on this...
Everyone is welcome to share a meal in our home. P E A C E

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far our participation is lending floorspace, a bed, blankets/sleeping bags and a couch to surf on. Lisa has been exploring other ways to participate and will keep you updated.
10/09/08 - Sent out some meet and greet e-mails and joined a couple of groups.
10/12/08 - Added photos, updated profile information, added my Friends Michelle, Amy, Melissa, Ambur and Patrick, added ride share info to west coast ride share board.
10/13/08 - Joined the Japan and Portland Potluckers group, completed verification process. Made some changes to our profile.
10/15/08 - Updated profile, added photos
10/16/08 - Attended first local CS event, Pumpkin Carving, thanks Mr. Marc.
10/17/08 - Couched surfed in Cottage Grove, OR, thanks, Amy!
10/31/08 - Amy visits from Cottage Grove, and brings a dozen friends! We now know that we have floor space for at least 14 people.
11/02/08 - Updated profile with links and new pics.
11/16/08 - Attended local Portland CS Potluck dinner, hosted Amy and The T Club, made breakfast for everyone.
11/17/08 - *unofficial* Hosted friends from Eugene. Accepted a new CS friend, Britni.
11/19/08 - Surfed in Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, thanks Doug and The Mimms for being part of our ten year wedding anniversary!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In the last couple of years, Brett and I have been couch surfing [unofficially] to see concerts with friends and family, but were not a member of any community web site. Recently, we have met a lot of people, heard a ton of new music, tried a lot of new foods and had a lot of fun. All of our unofficial couch surfing experiences have been very positive and that is a major reason why signed up for Couchsurfing.com.

Interessi

*TRAVEL - Interested in visiting: Ireland, Thailand, Australia, Italy, Greece, all of our National Parks. Love: Hiking, Camping, Fishing, Exploring, Site-seeing, Historical Tours, Photo Tours.
*Computer Games - Neverwinter Nights, WOW, Civ4, DiabloII
*Computers - Graphics, Building and Repair, Internet, AutoCAD
*Digital Photography
*Home Crafts - Sewing, Candle Making, Pottery
*Beadwork - Seed Bead, Stringing, Weaving, Loom Work, Wire Work
*Local Music - Bands, Musicians, Small Venues
*Education - History, Religion, Philosophy, The Arts
*Food/Beverage - Natural Cooking, Whole Foods, Special Needs, Baking, Grow/Can/Brew Your Own, Local Breweries/Distilleries/Wineries
**Happiness : Friendship : Health**

• arts
• photography
• concerts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• potluck
• baking
• partying
• clubbing
• crafts
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• religion
• tours
• carpooling
• parks
• mountains

Musica, film e libri

*MUSIC - At present we have been exploring the local Reggae music festival scene here in the Pacific Northwest, some of our favorites bands have been: The T Club, OUTPost, Afro-Omega, Ire Impressions, Indubious, Eastern Sunz and Organik Time Machine. We love all kinds of music, but prefer to hear it live at smaller venues and festivals like, Cougar Mountain's Reggae on the Mountain - Tayberry Festival, 420 Production's Summer Circus and The People Powered Festival. We have a very eclectic taste in music, and really enjoy just about any kind of music.

*BOOKS - Lisa just read "How the Irish Saved Civilization" and Brett is currently listening "Freakanomics" and "A Short History of Everything".

*MOVIES - We don't watch many movies, however in the past we've enjoyed sci-fi movies, action/hero movies, historical movies, movies with super effects, foreign films and animation.

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

We found each other!
Lisa dug out some of our wedding stuff from 1998-

Just over 10 years ago, we crammed ourselves and a few friends and family into The Ashland Towne Hall and had a little paper signing party. Brett's other promise to me was to celebrate 10 years in a big way and we celebrated our anniversary in Japan!!! Thanks everyone who came along for our ten year celebration and made a remarkable memory.

Insegna, impara, condividi

Lisa would love to share a sewing lesson -
Cooking/baking lesson -
Or take a photographic tour of Tualitin Hills Park -

Brett is super computer savvy and a geek, ask him anything. He knows a little about the local music scene as well.

Paesi che ho visitato

Japan, United Kingdom

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

United States

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