We met in Chicago, IL, USA in 2011 through our work at the same community center. In 2014, we moved to Shanghai, China to make life more exciting. We are currently English teachers at an after school program and we're studying Mandarin. We love exploring and meeting new people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We like meeting new people and trading stories. We're hoping to gain insider tips as we travel across Europe this summer.

Interests

Literature, film, music, art, history, travel, adventure, hiking, and philosophy.

• arts
• literature
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Our favorite authors include Leo Tolstoy, Vladmir Nabokov, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Italo Calvino, Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, Mo Yan, David Foster Wallace, Thomas Pynchon, and Zadie Smith. Our favorite filmmakers include Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel), David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet) and P.T. Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, The Master); favorites from other directors include Leviathan (English name, Russian film), 8 1/2 (Italian film), and A Separation (English name, Iranian film). As for music, we're pretty open minded and have a very eclectic taste.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending the night camping under the stars in India's Thar Desert, with our guide and camel companions.

Teach, Learn, Share

Both of us can help hosts with a variety of tasks like cooking, practicing their English, and providing a multitude of tips for cheap, time-efficient traveling. Also, both of us are well-versed in a variety of topics such as literature and history and are eager to learn what we can from others!

What I Can Share with Hosts

We're both really easygoing , friendly people who enjoy great conversation and learning about other cultures. Growing up in a diverse region and having explored cultures vastly different from our own, we easily adapt to places and are always eager to get to know people from any background.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cambodia, Canada, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States