Hello my name is Joy. I am married to an incredible man, Zachary. We have two children, a little one year old daughter and a newborn son. I have worked with children for many years, as a school aide, nanny, nursery worker and now mother. My husband worked as a high school history teacher, in maintenance and as a soccer coach. We have been married 4 years. We love to travel when we can and share the love of Christ where we go. We are currently in the process of becoming missionaries to Bulgaria. We currently live in Beverly Hills... Florida. Nothing like the California one. But it is a sweet community and we love the people here, it's a family. It is a small town with a Publix and Walmart near by but that's about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make travel easier and affordable

Interests

• cooking
• baking
• reading
• jesus
• playing sports
• working with children

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rend Collective Experiment, Ben Rector, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Phil Wickham and of course the Beatles.

Movies: Pearl Harbor, Catch Me If You Can, Castaway, While You Were Sleeping, The Truman Show, You've Got Mail, Top Gun, Life is Beautiful, Sleepless in Seattle, Saving Private Ryan, Elf, Home Alone, The Wedding Planner, The Little Rascals, Big, Shawshank Redemption, A Knights Tale, August Rush, Remember the Titians, Pursuit of Happiness and The Patriot

Books: the Bible, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Redeeming Love, Any Francine Rivers books, any Janette Oke books, any Shakespeare, Mere Christianity, Any C.S. Lewis, the Borrowers, and pretty much anything with a plot that is not scary or raunchy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went on a mission trip to Uganda. It was incredible, beautiful and impoverished. Poor but so happy. The people we met were so generous and welcoming.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences and my story.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Puerto Rico, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, United States