CURRENT MISSION

to make a good home with good people

ABOUT ME

We are a young couple, married in September, 2010. We live with one other couple in a 3 bedroom house on the east side of Portland. We have a yard, a spare bedroom, plenty of couches, and live near the MAX train and bus lines that connect to downtown Portland- about a 30 minute ride. Kat and I began our married life together by taking a trip to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Agentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and other places! We had a blast travelling, but are ready to settle down for a while in Portland. Kat grew up in Vancouver, Washington I grew up in Newton Kansas. We are 26 and 28 years old, and both speak Spanish fluently.

nos casamos en septiembre de 2010, y ahora vivimos en el parte este de Portland, cerca el bus y tren que va directamente al centro de la ciudad. Vivimos con otra pareja, y tenemos un cuarto extra para los huespedes. Tenemos tambien un jardin pequeno, bicicletas y gallinas. Durante el 2010-2011 estuvimos en Sur america, visitamos a peru, ecuador, bolivia, Argantina, Uruguay, y Paraguay. Yo vivia en paraguay cuando era nino, y ahora tengo 28 annos, Katarin es de Vancouver Washington, EEUU, edad 26. Queremos aprender mas del mundo y la tierra y gente que vive en diferentes lugares.

PHILOSOPHY

Do Justice, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The best couchsurfing experiences have been on a bike touring trip in the San Juan Islands. You are never more grateful for a meal and a place to stay after biking all day long.

Interests

Jazz drumming, bicycles, Christianity, adventure, travel

• traveling
• jazz
• cycling
• christian

Music, Movies, and Books

Irresistible Revolution, Travels with Willie Wier, MeWithoutYou, cookbooks, documentaries, Spanish stuff, CS Lewis, Chris Potter, Mumford and Sons, Michael Gungor, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw a tree fall in the middle of the forest, South American mercados are beautiful, sunsets and sunrises are always amazing, so are all people!