Alexandra & Ryan
Alexandra & Ryan
We are a husband-wife duo who have left our engineering jobs to travel and focus on our online business in fitness, nutrition, and marriage!
About Alexandra & Ryan
Hello and hola! We are Alexandra and Ryan, a USA husband-wife duo and lovers of animals!
We have been married since 2017 and have been together for eight years. We've lived in 5 countries and traveled through over 30 together. Both engineers by training, we decided to leave our corporate engineering jobs in early 2018 to live in South America a...
Hello and hola! We are Alexandra and Ryan, a USA husband-wife duo and lovers of animals!
We have been married since 2017 and have been together for eight years. We've lived in 5 countries and traveled through over 30 together. Both engineers by training, we decided to leave our corporate engineering jobs in early 2018 to live in South America and work on our online business: ryanandalex.com. Our business consists of fitness, nutrition, and relationship/marriage coaching.
On our travels, we began housesitting before getting introduced to TrustedHouseSitters.com. We intend to travel until 2020 and are excited to join this community! We have several friends who have personally loved their experiences with this site!
More about us:
* Both non-smokers
* Both vegetarian (more or less)
* Both engineers (Alex from Northwestern University and Ryan from Minnesota)
* Ryan has a green thumb and will help your plants flourish! We have multiple bonsai trees at home
* Ryan formerly worked as an engineer at Polaris and is familiar with both machinery and landscaping if you're in need of any handiwork.
* We love animals. Alex has been dog-sitting for friends for years (as well grew up with turtles, fish, and gerbils) and Ryan grew up with many pets (basically everything from cats to chickens to bunnies to frogs).
* Our main hobbies are hiking and scuba diving
* We speak English and Mandarin fluently and pretty good Spanish
We are looking for opportunities in Central and South America but are open to any longterm (1 month+) opportunities from late February 2019 to January 2020.
Check us out!
www.ryanandalex.com
www.instagram.com/ryanandalexduolife
www.facebook.com/mrsalexdavis
www.facebook.com/ryan.gleason11
www.linkedin.com/in/alexandradavis
www.linkedin.com/in/ryantgleason
... and a quick feature of us in the Daily Mail! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6648783/Couple-quit-corporate-jobs-travel-world-start-nutrition-business-together.html
Why we want to house sit
Ryan and I would like to house sit because it fits into our current lifestyle. We are open to free sitting in exchange for lodging. Currently, we spend most of our days working on our online business, so a peaceful retreat (with good WiFi) suits us very well.
As for pets - we miss them! We've already been traveling in South America since March 2018 and miss furry companionship. Since we work in health and fitness, you can be assured that your pets will get healthy, outdoor exercise with us!
Finally, we have lived in rental after rental while traveling throughout Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina. We crave living in a home, not a rental, because too many rentals are not taken care of. In a home, made and furnished with love, we will have more stability and a connection with the local community.
Our experience
We have recently housesat for several months in Cuenca, Ecuador in two separate homes. Ryan and I are quiet, respectful, clean, and very communicative. We will be happy to have video calls with you and constant updates on the wellbeing of your pets, plants, and home.
On top of that, as engineers, we can help manage and maintain the property as well as fix anything you'd need! In the past, we've hung paintings, helped fix cabinets, and repaired bicycles. We're very handy and are also open to visitors if you'd like friends/family/neighbors to check in. In the future, once we have a home, we would like to have house sitters as well, and therefore will treat your property with respect and privacy.
In regards to our experience with pets, we were just laughing about the wide array of pets we've taken care of! From dogs to cats to chickens to hamsters to fish, we've pretty much run the gamut! We are pet lovers and especially love active pets that we can hike with! We also have access to veterinarian friends/family to help with any medical issues that may come up. Incredibly responsible, we've been asked by friends for years to pet sit.
External references (3)
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Ellen - House / Pet sitting Reference
11 January 2019
Clean, professional, quiet, punctual, respectful, flexible, and just plain nice, Alex and Ryan are the consummate
house-sitters. They worked around my flakey schedule, kept me regularly updated on their travel to Ecuador,
were kind enough to bring with them a suitcase full of goods from the US ...Clean, professional, quiet, punctual, respectful, flexible, and just plain nice, Alex and Ryan are the consummate
house-sitters. They worked around my flakey schedule, kept me regularly updated on their travel to Ecuador,
were kind enough to bring with them a suitcase full of goods from the US I can’t get here, and left my house cleaner
than it had been in years. Since meeting them when stayed in my Cuenca apartment, I’ve made sure to keep
in touch with them so and I would absolutely rely on them for any and all housesitting needs.- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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Linda - Character Reference
11 January 2019
Alex and Ryan are a trustworthy couple. When my husband and I met them, we immediately thought they would make the perfect house sitters and recommended them to this site. They are very easy-going, considerate, and responsible individuals. Anyone that has the opportunity to use them as house and ...
Alex and Ryan are a trustworthy couple. When my husband and I met them, we immediately thought they would make the perfect house sitters and recommended them to this site. They are very easy-going, considerate, and responsible individuals. Anyone that has the opportunity to use them as house and pet sitters would be fortunate.
- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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Benjamin - House / Pet sitting Reference
16 December 2018
Alexandra and Ryan rented our appartment for 3 months in 2018. We have been renting several properties for around 10 years and I can say without a doubt that they were the best rentees we ever had. It was our own apartment with our personal stuff this time, so we were particularly picky with the ...
Alexandra and Ryan rented our appartment for 3 months in 2018. We have been renting several properties for around 10 years and I can say without a doubt that they were the best rentees we ever had. It was our own apartment with our personal stuff this time, so we were particularly picky with the persons we rented it to.
Alex and Ryan totally met up with the expectations. They took very good care of our apartment and left it even nicer. They are very responsible persons, very handy and it was a relief to have them at our place while we were busy abroad.
It was very easy to comunicate with them and they were always very understanding. More than that, they are lovely persons, happy to share their rich experiences. We were very happy to know them and to keep in touch with them.
Benjamin- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Alexandra & Ryan
Hello and hola! We are Alexandra and Ryan, a USA husband-wife duo and lovers of animals!
We have been married since 2017 and have been together for eight years. We've lived in 5 countries and traveled through over 30 together. Both engineers by training, we decided to leave our corporate engineering jobs in early 2018 to live in South America and work on our online business: ryanandalex.com. Our business consists of fitness, nutrition, and relationship/marriage coaching.
On our travels, we began housesitting before getting introduced to TrustedHouseSitters.com. We intend to travel until 2020 and are excited to join this community! We have several friends who have personally loved their experiences with this site!
More about us:
* Both non-smokers
* Both vegetarian (more or less)
* Both engineers (Alex from Northwestern University and Ryan from Minnesota)
* Ryan has a green thumb an......
Hello and hola! We are Alexandra and Ryan, a USA husband-wife duo and lovers of animals!
We have been married since 2017 and have been together for eight years. We've lived in 5 countries and traveled through over 30 together. Both engineers by training, we decided to leave our corporate engineering jobs in early 2018 to live in South America and work on our online business: ryanandalex.com. Our business consists of fitness, nutrition, and relationship/marriage coaching.
On our travels, we began housesitting before getting introduced to TrustedHouseSitters.com. We intend to travel until 2020 and are excited to join this community! We have several friends who have personally loved their experiences with this site!
More about us:
* Both non-smokers
* Both vegetarian (more or less)
* Both engineers (Alex from Northwestern University and Ryan from Minnesota)
* Ryan has a green thumb and will help your plants flourish! We have multiple bonsai trees at home
* Ryan formerly worked as an engineer at Polaris and is familiar with both machinery and landscaping if you're in need of any handiwork.
* We love animals. Alex has been dog-sitting for friends for years (as well grew up with turtles, fish, and gerbils) and Ryan grew up with many pets (basically everything from cats to chickens to bunnies to frogs).
* Our main hobbies are hiking and scuba diving
* We speak English and Mandarin fluently and pretty good Spanish
We are looking for opportunities in Central and South America but are open to any longterm (1 month+) opportunities from late February 2019 to January 2020.
Check us out!
www.ryanandalex.com
www.instagram.com/ryanandalexduolife
www.facebook.com/mrsalexdavis
www.facebook.com/ryan.gleason11
www.linkedin.com/in/alexandradavis
www.linkedin.com/in/ryantgleason
... and a quick feature of us in the Daily Mail! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6648783/Couple-quit-corporate-jobs-travel-world-start-nutrition-business-together.html
Why we want to house sit
Ryan and I would like to house sit because it fits into our current lifestyle. We are open to free sitting in exchange for lodging. Currently, we spend most of our days working on our online business, so a peaceful retreat (with good WiFi) suits us very well.
As for pets - we miss them! We've already been traveling in South America since March 2018 and miss furry companionship. Since we work in health and fitness, you can be assured that your pets will get healthy, outdoor exercise with us!
Finally, we have lived in rental after rental while traveling throughout Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina. We crave living in a home, not a rental, because too many rentals are not taken care of. In a home, made and furnished with love, we will have more stability and a connection with the local community.
Our experience
We have recently housesat for several months in Cuenca, Ecuador in two separate homes. Ryan and I are quiet, respectful, clean, and very communicative. We will be happy to have video calls with you and constant updates on the wellbeing of your pets, plants, and home.
On top of that, as engineers, we can help manage and maintain the property as well as fix anything you'd need! In the past, we've hung paintings, helped fix cabinets, and repaired bicycles. We're very handy and are also open to visitors if you'd like friends/family/neighbors to check in. In the future, once we have a home, we would like to have house sitters as well, and therefore will treat your property with respect and privacy.
In regards to our experience with pets, we were just laughing about the wide array of pets we've taken care of! From dogs to cats to chickens to hamsters to fish, we've pretty much run the gamut! We are pet lovers and especially love active pets that we can hike with! We also have access to veterinarian friends/family to help with any medical issues that may come up. Incredibly responsible, we've been asked by friends for years to pet sit.
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Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Reptiles
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Fish
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Poultry
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Bird
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Small pet
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Brazil
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
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