CURRENT MISSION

Living each day to the fullest, with a focus on service to people and the earth

ABOUT ME

We are in our 60's, with four grown children between us. We love to travel. Grant is a retired electrical engineer who has a home machine shop. He can make, build, or fix just about anything. He also loves to cook. Karen is a retired technical writer. She's also a former Peace Corps volunteer. She is very active in her community doing volunteer work of all kinds. She also sings and plays guitar.
PHILOSOPHY

We are here in this life to love each other.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've stayed with one CS couple here in Washington State, but that's it so far. We know a number of people who have hosted or been hosted, and they all have nothing but good things to say.

兴趣

Karen: Traveling (I've been all over Europe, West Africa, Turkey, Mexico, parts of Central and South America, and the US), hiking, building trails, restoring urban forests, gardening, birdwatching, reading non-fiction, watching documentaries. Grant: Metalworking, reading, cooking, walking, birdwatching

• writing
• documentaries
• cooking
• walking
• gardening
• boating
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• metalworking
• jazz
• hiking
• engineering
• freelancing
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Karen reads non-fiction, especially travel and other memoirs. A few of her favorite books are listed on her website: http://tinyisland.com/Karen.html. She watches documentaries, especially about travel, places, and inspiring people. We both love all kinds of music except classical, opera, and rap.

Grant loves spy and historical novels, page turners, and action movies. He's a big fan of John Le Carre, Tony Hillerman, Wooster, and Patrick O'Brian. He's a voracious reader.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Rafting the Grand Canyon; 10-day solo hike across the North Cascades; a year traveling solo in Europe; taking a boat down the Nile; so many, many things I could list!

教，学，和分享

We are especially interested in hosting people from other countries and cultures.

我游览过的国家

Turkey

我居住过的国家

Togo, United States

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