CURRENT MISSION

travel Europe this Summer

ABOUT ME

Julie is a college student and David works at a college. We got married in 2010 and had a baby in 2011. David was born and raised in Japan. He came to China and graduated from a Chinese university with a degree in international economics and trade. He has a passion for learning languages and loves Chinese. David is currently working on a Master's degree.
Julie grew up in the Southwest of the United States. In high school she was an exchange student in Sweden. She is currently studying business at an American university in China. In her spare time she enjoys bargain hunting, cooking, and fika.

PHILOSOPHY

Live with an eternal perspective.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and Surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have hosted a few guests. We are excited to start surfing!

Interests

We are interested and love to discuss culture. Cooking is something we enjoy doing together. We love the outdoors,baking, fika, swimming, biking, hiking, cooking, learning and using Linux, travel, trying ethnic foods, and urban gardening.

• culture
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• hunting
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• business
• economics
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

American, Chinese, Japanese movies. David plays the guitar and Chinese Erhu. We both love to read.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping on the Great Wall, biking around Lake Tahoe in one day, climbing Yellow Mountain in the fog.

Teach, Learn, Share

Julie loves to learn and share cooking tips. David can teach you some Japanese.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Sweden, United States