We are currently living in North Carolina but have lived in many different places. We are both huge outdoor enthusiasts and love to get moving every day. While Sam loves to get engulfed in a good book, Leila enjoys crafting and working on new projects. Most of all we just want to meet new people and see how they see the world. We are interested in learning about almost everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just married! We are here to travel the world on a budget and meet unique people in each culture. When we can't travel we'd love for the world to come to us through guests! We're all for international exchange and learning how others live.

Interests

• culture
• singing
• acting
• dancing
• reading
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• rock climbing
• history
• visual arts
• biking
• mountain climbing
• plant based food

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Regina Spektor, The Strokes, Kacey Musgraves, Broadway genre, Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Bruno Pernadas, Alvvays, Japanese Breakfast, and Joe Hisiashi

Movies: Wes Anderson, Quinten Tarantino, Ghibli, Musicals, Makoto Shinkai, and Disney Pixar

Books: Bill Bryson, Murakami, Harry Potter, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Lord of the Rings, Dune, and Just Kids

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We both met working outdoors for a conservation program called ACE! During this period of time we lived primarily outdoors helping to restore land, fight wildfires, and build trails.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Leila is a dance teacher back home. Sam has spent some time teaching English in Japan and China!
Learn - Anything and Everything; we are always looking for new ways to grow
Share - Our stories, laughter, food, and joy

What I Can Share with Hosts

We know lots of vegetarian/vegan recipes that we would be happy to share if interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, United States