| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | December 19th, 2007 |
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| profile views | 301 |
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| age | 28 |
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| gender | Several people |
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| membername | SCOOTERANDLAURA |
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| occupation | Scooter does politics stuff and Laura is in grad school for library science. We are also houseparents for 12 interns. |
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| education | College Grads |
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| grew up in | Texas, Colorado, and Minnesota |
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Languages- English (United States)Expert
- Spanish (Mexico)Intermediate
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 2
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: DependsTwo people can sleep on the pull-out couch in the living room or on the floor. Right now, Scooter and I are houseparents in Arlington, VA - about three miles from DC. We live with 12 interns and make sure they do their chores and I cook dinner for them once a week. It's definitely a crazy living situation, but we get to live for free in Arlington, so it's all good. Friends (7)
 Jeff MacLean
32, Male
Essex Junction, Vermont
United States
Friends since January 2000
"Like Family"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
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 Ryan Welsh
25, Male
Carlsbad, California
United States
Friends since September 2007
"current roommates"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Jared Karns
30, Male
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Friends since March 2008
"Stayed with she and her husband one night on my way to TX."
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Louise Fleming
31, Female
Mallow, Cork
Ireland (Republic of)
Friends since September 2008
"I had the honour of hosting Laura and Scooter"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
 2 |
 Adeline Brangbour
27, Female
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
France
Friends since September 2008
"We have hosted them for one night"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
1 |
 Andrea Shovlin
30, Female
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Friends since September 2008
"I meet Scooter and Laura while they were couchsurfing with Loiuse in Mallow"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Pieter Declercq
25, Male
Gent, East-Flanders
Belgium
Friends since August 2009
"We met in Portugal and in Washington"
Friendship Type: Friend
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Personal DescriptionMy wife Laura and I got married pretty early and we're enjoying traveling and going crazy. In 2008 we had a great adventure traveling across Europe and Israel. We love people, traveling, life, and everything in between.How I Participate in CSCouch surfing hopefully our way across Europe. And we love having people at our place too.CouchSurfing ExperienceSo far...we have had a band stay with us, which was sweet. We've stayed with two lovely people in Ireland and loved it! We were also hosted in Paris and Spain. Interestssoccer, art, fine beer, good movies, castles, rivers, secret passages, did I mention beer?, traveling, go places we are not supposed to go, hanging out with crazy people, (crazy in a good way) nothing else comes to mind, I said beer right?PhilosophyNot now magoo!Music, Movies, Booksim too lazy to fill this portion inTypes of People I enjoyJesusTeach, Learn, Sharelove.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneOne time I white river rafted through the rainforest, that was ri-donculous. The state of Colorado is all around amazing. We saw a street performer juggling like eight soccer balls with his hands WHILE also juggling three ping pong balls with his mouth WHILE riding a unicycle!Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectCouch surfing is peanut butter to our jellyLocations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican
LIVED: United States
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When viewing this summary, don't jump to conclusions! Things that are negative for one person may be positive for another, and vice versa. It's important to read references carefully and evaluate what that information means to you. References (10)9Positive 1Neutral 0Negative
4From Hosts 2From Surfers 2Traveling
 From Megan Hirsch Arlington, United States
Jul 9, 2011 Positive Laura and Scooter were great company and good fun. They are very warm and easy to chat with over a pint :)
 From Pieter Declercq Leuven, Belgium
Oct 10, 2008 Positive we spend two days together in lagos, algarve and the bustrip to sevilla. very fiendly and nice couple!!! we want to see you back!
 From Johanna&Juergen Vienna, Austria
Oct 9, 2008 Positive Laura and Scooter are a very nice and easy-going couple, unfortunately we didn´t have time to show them around but we had two great evenings together and enjoyed there company and talks about travelling a lot.
 From Sarinapopina Vienna, Austria
Oct 9, 2008  They asked for my couch, for me it was okay, and they agreed on coming. on the day they were supposed to come, they cancelled.
From Adeline Brangbour Avignon, France
Sep 14, 2008  Positive We have hosted Scooter and Laura for one night only and we regret not being able to spend more time with them! They are incredibly friendly, very helpful and very grateful! We spent a very good evening, we have discussed despite our English sometimes difficult (!) And laugh! A couple who exudes kindness! Another unforgettable experience and a new invitation to travel! It will be with pleasure that we come visit you! Soon and good continuation!
 From IRISHCALYPSO Waterford, Ireland (Republic of)
Sep 8, 2008 Positive Scooter and Laura stayed just one night, they were easy-going and relaxed, it was very comfortable having them here - a pleasure to host.
From Andrea Shovlin Melbourne, Australia
Sep 7, 2008 Positive Laura and Scooter were an absolute pleasure to sepnd time with. Really nice couple, easy going, chatty and fun. while they were in cork they stayed with my friend louise and as i cant host at the mo i met them for a few drinks instead. i really enjoyed thier company, i honestly cant say enough nice things about them...if they're passing through your part of the world dont miss the opportunity to meet them.
enjoy your travles round europe and mind poor seamus cause he's only small:)
From Louise Fleming Mallow, Ireland (Republic of)
Sep 6, 2008 Positive Scooter and Laura are a smashing couple! I hosted them for two nights and it was an absolute pleasure. They are very friendly and chatty and have a great enthusiasm for Ireland despite all the rain they've seen so far. They are a joy to host and I would have them back any day. Make sure they introduce you to Seamus the little Corkonian travelling with them and insist they bring him to the pub! :) Safe and happy travels to you both.
From Jared Karns Chicago, United States
Mar 20, 2008 Positive My bandmates and I stayed with Laura and Scooter one night on our way between Philadelphia and Myrtle Beach and they were so incredibly hospitable! A++
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