CURRENT MISSION

Bringing the Awesome! 2011 Around-the-World trip.

ABOUT ME

Around the world in 2011! Yeah!

We are San Francisco natives, a nurse and a designer. We recently got married, and we've been together more than six years. We're sailors, bicyclists, adventurous, and interested in swapping stories.

One project we have while traveling is to make at least one hand-made postcard for every city we visit. For Joseph it's a chance to keep up his design skills and to keep creative for both of us.

JOSEPH - I'm an artist, graphic designer, web programmer, and sometimes musician. I am a bicycle enthusiast, fixed-gear rider, cacophonist, and massage therapist.

I'm an omnivore, and I wear hats. I do not smoke. I think rain is romantic, I am good with plants and pets, love to go for walks in places I've never been, and I like the texture of old paint.

TIFFANY- I am a serial hobbyist. I am creative, and I like to make things from scratch. I sew a lot, and design and alter clothing and make costumes. I can knit, make soap, distill liquor, and cure meat. I know how to sail. I play the accordion.

I haven't traveled much, but I am acutely interested in the world, linguistics and how people of different cultures operate. I am a nurse, and am interested in physiology, diseases, and science in general. I am very honest and frank, which people seem to find amusing. I have a dark sense of humor.

You can check out our individual profiles for more information about us.

Joseph : http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/horseradish13/

Tiffany: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/tiffvonbiff/

PHILOSOPHY

Be good to people. Be more authentic than clever. Make fun happen. Try hard things. Be brave. Repeat.

1 - Be nice to everybody. 2- Keep your cool. 3 - Do good things. 4 - Leave your Mark.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have hosted a handful of people in San Francisco, before we really knew what couchsurfing was - we only found out about this site just before we left home. We will be sure to host couchsurfers when we get back!

Interests

People, art, design, crafts, sailing, tallships, accordion, pranking, urban exploration, Burning Man, cycling, hiking, bouldering, scuba and snorkel, wine, beer,cooking, massage therapy, Shiatsu, rock and roll, history, medicine, tweed. Mustaches.

Making you a postcard from an exotic locale. We're making at least one in every city we visit. Where would you like yours from?

We are in a group in San Francisco called the Cacophony Society - we make performance art and culture jamming. We also do Urban Exploration.

• pets
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• design
• graphic design
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• beer
• massage therapy
• pub crawls
• crafts
• clothing
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• bouldering
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• sailing
• rock climbing
• biology
• history
• medicine
• nursing
• science
• software
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Thee Oh Sees, PJ Harvey, Dresden Dolls, Coco Rosie, Velvet Underground, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Edith Piaf, Beirut, Hawk and a Hacksaw, The Intelligence, Old Time Relijun, Warsaw Village Band, Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Beats Antique, the Unicorns, Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Joy Division, The Smiths, Pomplemoose. Anything indie, lo-fi, punk, new-wave, no-wave, post-wave, Surf, or with an accordion.

BOOKS: Dostoyevsky, Kafka, Hemingway, Paulo Coelho, Hesse, Kerouac. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel, Carter Beats the Devil, Water for Elephants. Oliver Sacks, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, JD Sallenger. Podcasts like Radio Lab and History of Rome.

Movies: Cinema Paradiso, Goodbye Lenin, Amelie, Inception, Warriors, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Royal Tenenbaums, Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Movies that make you think.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We were once in a van that caught fire. We went back into said van five times to rescue: a dog, our bikes, an ipod, a purse, and some mail. Later we realized that was crazy.

Teach, Learn, Share

Some things we can offer:
-A unique, hand made postcard from an exotic location.
-A nice meal - Breakfast or Dinner!
-Massage (certified 9 years)
-Answer your medical and biology questions
-help with your sewing project
-A good chat
-a beer at your favorite pub
-fun!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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