CURRENT MISSION

Get our passports stamped...and when we can't, help others discover the bounty of Virginia.

ABOUT ME

Our blended six-some is a dynamic, well-mannered, testament to love and beauty.
Cecilia, 5.5 = the dancer, the oyster-eater, the singer, the frog picker-upper.
Brooks, 8 = the eccentric, the jokester, the paper airplane-flyer, the dreamer.
Sebastion, 8.5 = the absent-minded professor, the explorer, the charmer.
Isabella, 10 = the entrepreneur, the wizard, the wise-beyond-her-years gem.
Amy Lee, 33 = the 1,000-watt smile, the economist, the down-to-earth hottie mama.
Jason, 40 = the author, the sommelier, the ascot-wearing-10k-speedster.

PHILOSOPHY

Slow food makes fast friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Provide a safe, joyful, healthy and intriguing landing spot for those fellow adventurers on the path to discovery.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Rookie...but not for long.

Interests

There hasn't been a TV in our house for years. Instead of watching life unfold, we get out there and sup directly from the fount of experience. We prefer homes over hotels and backyard banquets over bistros, and although we clean up marvelously, we're never afraid to get muddy along the riverbanks in search of a hidden picnic spot. We're high-energy but low-maintenance. Family meals, art, games, fitness, music, books, travel and love are our passions.

• arts
• writing
• books
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• picnic
• fitness
• sauna
• tv
• traveling
• music
• economics
• teaching
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

The latest from AfroCubism and Sia are my top 2 albums of 2012. Bring your indigenous tunes, eclectic indie mix, hot EDM beats, or funky 70s soul. We'll cue up the turntable. On the ink side, fellow lit lovers are ever welcome. I'm the author of The MODERN GENTLEMAN as well as The MODERN LOVER and a contributor to countless magazines.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Awaking in the middle of the night to seek out the seaside and dance by moonlight in Laxe, Spain...followed that day by our first plateful of pimientos de Padróns.
Collapsing into a midnight sauna in Chișinău, Moldova after days of discovering the black soil and verdant paradise of vineyards behind the fallen Iron Curtain.
Beholding in person Picasso's Guernica at Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.

Teach, Learn, Share

You'll leave our home having tasted of a new wine, read a new poet or affirmed that indeed there are families out there who can balance the work/life/play/love/art equation. (Or die of laughter trying.)

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Moldova, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States