CURRENT MISSION

To see every US state by the time Shannon is 30. To see every continent by the time Bryce is 50.

ABOUT ME

We live in a town of 1,400 in the rolling hills and valleys of Northeast Iowa. We have been married seven years and had our first child (Lincoln Oliver) in 2009. We have both traveled much of Europe, all but 5 of the United States and Shannon has also lived in Ecuador for a short stay.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have traveled the US using couchsurfing. Our experience couch surfing with our 1-year-old son are chronicled on adventureswithlincoln.com. We also couchsurfed in Amsterdam.

Interests

art, travel, farming, playing music, reading, social justice, board games, cooking, community theater

• arts
• theater
• cooking
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies- Amelie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Harold and Maude

Favorite Music- Mason Jennings

Favorite book- Life of Pi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met the love of my life in Italy and married him/her in our barn surrounded by the autumn trees.
A summer long road trip.
Exploring much of Europe.
Protesting the oil drilling in the last cloud forest in Ecuador (tree house building).
Home birth and fan of attachment and natural parenting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Italy, United States

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