We are a friendly couple who enjoy traveling, staying active, cooking, eating, watching movies, and enjoying good conversations with good friends. We're always happy to spoil guests in our home and to share our Southern (Nate) and Ukrainian (Kate) hospitality. We would love to have you stay with us and try to make your stay in Alabama as enjoyable as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We want to travel to experience new places and different cultures, and Couchsurfing seems to be one of the best ways to do that. Nate has stayed with couchsurfers in Ukraine and Belgium, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting the people, making friends, and seeing their everyday life. Now we plan to do that together.

Interests

We really enjoy just sitting and having good conversations with interesting people. We also like going for a walk around town or the park. Rollerblading around town is also one of our favorite things.

• coffee
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• crochet
• knitting
• fishing
• hiking
• boxing
• mountains
• rollerblading
• good conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: We both like relaxing music, and nothing too energetic or loud.
Nate: Bluegrass, Old Country, some Classic Rock
Kate: Cafe/Lounge, Classical

Movies: Braveheart, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings Triology, Conan the Barbarian, The Bourne Trilogy, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Taken, A Walk in the Woods, My Cousin Vinny, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Three Idiots, Easy Virtue

Books:
Nate: A Walk Across America, Hatchet (and the sequels)
Kate: George Orwell, Rudyard Kipling, Lesya Ukrainka, Nikolay Gogol

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We traveled around Ukraine for a whole month and got to really experience the country's diverse geography and people. It was the best vacation of our lives. We'd love to tell you more about it when you stay with us or we stay with you.

Teach, Learn, Share

Kate can teach you some Ukrainian, if you'd like. She can also teach you some knitting and crocheting.

Nate can show you where you can get great food, great coffee, and great beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, France, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States