Though we're a couple, Kate manages the CS account.

We're from Cincinnati, USA. Currently living in Honolulu, Makiki area. Kate works as a medical case manager for people with HIV experiencing homelessness. John works as a server in a fine dining restaurant. Our work schedules affect our ability to say yes to hosting requests.

Recently returned Peace Corps Volunteers. We spent 2018-2020 in a rural village in Zambia primarily working as environmental volunteers with a secondary focus on malaria, HIV/AIDS education and prevention, food security and nutrition.

We love volunteering, promoting social justice, eating vegetarian goodies, language, culture, celebrating differences, drinking (quite a bit) and making new friends from all over the world.

LGBTQ+ friendly 🏳️‍🌈

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We like to help people out, meet new friends and show off our city.

Interests

Kate: Travel, practicing Spanish, drinking, cooking, working with people experiencing homelessness, and learning how to be a better ally to marginalized groups.

John: Good beers, talking about movies, riding my bike, comic books, community development, music, talking about travels and experiences and high fives

• movies
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Kate: Really into autobiographies right now particularly The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Becoming, and Born a Crime.

John: lately, I've been listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar, Every Time I Die and Run The Jewels. I love 90s movies, horrible horror films and binge watching a variety of Netflix shows.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kate: Climbed the pyramids in Teotihuacan, three times. Celebrated New Years in Amsterdam with 20 people from 12 countries. Lived in a rural Zambian village without electricity or running water for two years.

John: New Years in Amsterdam, spent a month in Jakarta volunteering and ate an entire large pizza by myself. Also living in rural Zambia without electricity or running water.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sheet, blankets, towels. Oftentimes a drink (or a few).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Botswana, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States, Zambia