Hej hej!

Vi heter Katie. Min man heter Nelson. Vi bor i Los Angeles. Nästa år flyttar vi till Uppsala i Sverige! Jag är konstnär. Jag har ett nytt jobb på ett svensk spelföretag - Dinomite Games! Ja behöver träna på att prata svenska ofta. Vill du prata med mig?

Jag letar efter träffar, nya vänner, och människor att prata svenska med - online (August 2022 - March 2023) och i personligen (April 2023).

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Lära sig svenska!

Interests

Backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail / swimming in lakes / going to the beach / hiking nearby trails / roadtripping around America / learning Spanish / some video games / scrapbooking / some sewing and crafting /

• animals
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• breakfast
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• backpacking
• animation
• mountains
• computer programming

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Tracks by Robyn Davidson, His Dark Materials (series) by Phillip Pullman, most books by Tolstoy, Ursula K Le Guin, or Neil Gaiman.

Music: Indie/Alt Rock, Folk, Americana, Low Fi.
Bands: Future Islands, Glass Animals, Old Crow Medicine Show, Fleet Foxes, Born Ruffians, Generationals, Sylvan Esso, First Aid Kit, Shovel and Rope, Fruit Bats.

TV: Battlestar Galactica, Community, Portlandia, the IT Crowd, The Mandalorian, Hilda.
Movies: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Darjeeling Limited, most movies by Wes Anderson or Howe Miyazaki

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit our jobs, sold or burned all of our possessions, and got on a plane to Australia.

Bought a car in New Zealand and lived in it for 2 months while we explored the South Island.

Built a stone wall and a miniature damn for a tea field in Japan.

Got briefly arrested for teaching English in rural Vietnam.

Are moving to Sweden in 2023.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you SURF with Katie and Nelson: we can provide a home cooked meal most nights. Please share your language with us. We are especially looking for folks to teach us Español and Svenska!

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you HOST Katie and Nelson: we can bring a bottle of wine (or other drink of your preference) and give you a small painting of your home or local area. We can also cook for you (or give you money for ingredients if you prefer to cook). If we go out to eat we will buy one of your meals. We will do the dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States