CURRENT MISSION

Avoid reverse culture shock

ABOUT ME

We are a married couple aged 32(Robert) and 29 (Katie.) We spent a year traveling around the world, Couchsurfing as much as we could and meeting many incredible people. Before that, we lived in Japan for three years, where we started hosting Couchsurfers. We are getting back into hosting now that we're settled in Virginia again.

PHILOSOPHY

Katie: Dye all artificial food PINK.

Bob: Life's hard. Don't make it harder.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We like hosting and being guests!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We hosted in Japan and surfed in NZ, Malaysia, China, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, France... sometimes we forget the things we see but we never forget the people we meet.

Interests

Art, photography, hiking, scuba diving, theater, Postcrossing, cooking, eating, good wine and beer

• arts
• culture
• theater
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book: our passports!

Too many to list, but ask us in person and we'll be happy to tell you.

Teach, Learn, Share

Katie loves cooking and making things from scratch. She can show you how to make your own cheese or Japanese pickles. She'd love to learn to cook all types of cuisine from around the world. Bob knows Spanish and can play the guitar, and would be happy to teach a few chords. Both of us can help beginning/ intermediate students of Japanese, or, of course, English language learners.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, El Salvador, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Saudi Arabia, United States

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