My husband Mike and I left on our honeymoon in 2012 and have been traveling the world ever since. With a bit of savings, no kids, and good health, we figured there was no better time to travel than now. So we quit our jobs, rented our condo, and set out on a trip around the world (48 countries and 7 continents thus far!) As the years have gone on, we increasingly value the slow and immersive travel that housesitting offers. Living in a real neighborhood and having the comforts of home and company of pets fits us perfectly as writers. We have loved every houesit we've done--from two dogs in Mexico, Maine Coon cats in Boston, an intensive garden in Seattle, to two 4-acre farm a huge vegetable patch, garden, 5 rabbits, and six chickens in Portugal, and nearly a dozen other sits.
I'm originally from California and Mike is from Pennsylvania. We have both grown up with dogs (Max, Molly, Maxamillion, and Hunk) and cats (Sammy, Jessie, and Snickers) and wish we could have had more back when we lived in our tiny Hoboken apartment. I'm very good with pets and we call Mike the dog whisper because with this magic scratching and loving words, he can win any dog (or cat) over. We hope to meet you and your pets someday soon!