Greetings, Elena and I are warm open people that love to treck about our planet and meet new folks. We have been part of the couch surfing and other open communities for the last several years. We both travel all over the place for work, Elena tends to have a better travel schedule taking her all over Europe and South America. I find myself in Seattle and California often. We find our selves hosting more than surfing but hoping to change that with our upcoming honeymoon around the world trip.

We love hosting parties of any variety, one of our favorites is our annual grilled cheese competition chicagogrilledcheese.com. We also host a weekly potluck dinner Sunday Supper @ Six http://www.pikore.com/tag/ssat6 https://www.facebook.com/groups/SSatS/. If you're thinking about surfing over a Sunday we would love for you to join us for dinner or just join us if you're local!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are on couchsurfing because just like you we love to meet new people and have met some close friends allover the world because of this community. Elena grew up in a house with an open door policy to guest and frequently came home to strangers sleeping on the couch. It's a family tradition.

Interests

We love to hike, bike, cook, drink & make cocktails, dance, rock climb (although mostly in the gym when in Chicago), throw pottery, take pictures, tinker and build stuff, have picnics in the park with our hammocks and slackline, and do just about anything adventurous.

• folklore
• dancing
• cooking
• cheese
• cocktails
• potluck
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• pottery
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Not going to fill this one out based on principle. The answer depends on the mood and the context.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For example:
Sixth Annual Grilled Cheese Competition -> https://vimeo.com/120448124
2014 - A Review -> https://vimeo.com/115541154
Project Gigeo - A Suprise Wedding Proposal -> https://vimeo.com/72454863
Peru & Ecuador -> https://vimeo.com/51142458
Backcountry Camping - Big Sur, California -> https://vimeo.com/41161632
Somewhere in Turkey -> https://vimeo.com/42458324

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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