Caffeine-dependent life forms and lovers of all things delicious and historic.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

On our way home from Turkey, we are taking an extended trip through Europe and we're looking to get the most out of the short time we're spending in each city.

Interests

Jake likes: sports - all the sports; history; good beer; good food; yoga; movies

Hillary likes: cats; literature; Harry Potter; history; good wine; good food; learning languages; yoga; writing.

We both love: sight-seeing; travelling; taking too many photographs; being frugal; coffee.

• cats
• writing
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• zumba
• movies
• traveling
• sports
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: The Beatles, Queen, Franz Ferdinand, Crowded House, Oasis, Alanis Morisette, anything from the 1990s

MOVIES: American Beauty, Everything is Illuminated, Mary Poppins

BOOKS: The Little Prince, Breakfast of Champions, Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Catch-22, The Handmaid's Tale, Children of Men, Harry Potter, Blindness, Animal Farm

TV: Game of Thrones, Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, FRIENDS, Rome, The Tudors, Family Guy, Gilmore Girls

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was bitten by a penguin in South Africa. I also used to play alto recorder in a medieval recorder quartet - and not in a past life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes. I agree, we should do these things.

Teach: Some (pretty bad) Turkish. Yoga. Zumba. Body positivity.

Learn: Any language. Cooking. History. ANYTHING. We're lifelong learners.

Share: Sharing is caring.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Interesting literary tidbits, yoga, body positivity, random historical information, genuine enthusiasm for life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Nepal, Slovakia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Turkey, United States