CURRENT MISSION

LIVE FOR THE JOURNEY... NOT THE DESTINATION

ABOUT ME

Cristina- I'm a senior at the University of Texas at Austin graduating May 09 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology: Ecology & Evolution. I'll be interning at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. this fall, working with the Curator of Fishes. (I'm very excited about this!!!) I want to see this world from every angle... from rushing towards it while skydiving, to exploring its underwater worlds, to spelunking (someday hopefully) and since I'm not a millionaire seeing it from space might not be practical... but anything is possible! I want to live life with the understanding that we are all different, and THAT is what makes this place great!

Mike- I recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where I studied political science and business. I was born in Canada, but I grew up in Houston, TX. I love the great outdoors, hockey, history, football, drumming, eating spicy and weird foods. I also spent two summers marching snare drum in the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps - we toured the country performing and competing while sleeping on a bus and on gym floors - an awesome, yet crazy experience.

We met at UT two years ago and can't wait to begin our adventure!

PHILOSOPHY

Cristina - "Discover treasures where others see nothing unusual." and most importantly :) !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We're new to this, and we're both in a transition stage of being between college and the work life (so we're moving soon)...but we would like to offer our couch for use whenever possible in the meantime!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing yet... Can you help us become "official" CSers? :)

Interests

Cristina - Drawing, laughing, exploring, nature, biology, star gazing, snorkeling, musicals, New York City, hiking, learning about different religions, looking for wildlife, trying new things, seeing new places, meeting new people, serendipity.

Mike - music, drums, outdoor activities - biking, hiking, swimming, politics, adventures, finance, international relations, history, JFK assassination conspiracy theories, trying new types of exotic food

• wildlife
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• eating out
• drawing
• music
• drums
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• spelunking
• snorkeling
• skydiving
• soccer
• hockey
• swimming
• biology
• business
• ecology
• teaching
• history
• international relations
• political science
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Cristina - I'll listen to anything that's playing. I like seeing anything performed live and musicals!!! I like movies that make me think, laugh or cry ... I'm actually very easily entertained. Gotta love the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne... I also like reading random inspirational quotes.

Mike - My favorite movies are JFK, Heat, Forrest Gump, Syriana, Body of Lies, Austin Powers, and Zach and Miri Make a Porno. In general, I enjoy any type of espionage thriller, political/historical movie, and documentary. I have an eclectic taste in music that includes all live music, jazz, funk, latin, blues, electronic, hip-hop, trip-hop, world, and some pop. I emjoy reading...when I have the time. I especially enjoyed The World is Flat, Freakonomics, The Snowball:Warren Buffett, and Harry Potter series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We've broken a Guinness World Record together - we participated in the world's largest simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson's Thriller in Austin, TX!

Cristina was in free fall for 60 seconds on her first skydive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Mike - I would like to learn about foreign cooking! As far as sharing goes, I'm a percussionist and former percussion teacher, so I can teach people things percussion and music related if they're interested....

Cristina - I would love to learn Italian.

We can teach you how to dance Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? haha And we can always share our gratitude by helping out where we can.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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