CURRENT MISSION

To paid it forward and let people stay with us and extend an open bed for travelers.

ABOUT ME

We are Quentin Lareau and Rachel Stratman and we've been married for almost five years. We live in Downtown LA and are both in the Entertainment Industry. Quentin is a cinematographer and Rachel is a Producer. We both love traveling and meeting new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We love to experience life and try new things. We've stayed with people all over the world and look to pay that experience forward. So far it's been amazing to be a part of a community that is so welcoming and friendly.

Interests

We are both very politically active and are often volunteering or more lately protesting.

Our hobbies include film, photography, Jazz, music of all types, History, Cooking, Football (American and European), and new restaurants.

• photography
• film making
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• history
• activism

Music, Movies, and Books

Citizen Kane, On the Waterfront, Tetro, Breathless, Ikiru, Shot Gun Stories, Fight Club, Food Inc, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Au Hassard Balthazar, Revolutionsary Road, Away We Go, The Graduate, Breaking the Waves, Dogville, Angels in America, 2001 A Space Odyssey, District 9

Smashing Pumpkins, Miles Davis, Radiohead, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Sufan Stevens, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

Jane Austen, William Faulkner, Dostoevsky

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We decided only a month prior to quit our jobs and move half way around the world to work, travel, learn, explore. So far, its been the best decision we've ever made.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can teach/share about filmmaking and storytelling.

We'd love to learn more about everything else!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Qatar, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States