
Chris & Alina

Chris & Alina
Responsible Pet Loving Family Traveling the World
About Chris & Alina
After selling our successful marketing agency, house, car and most of our stuff, myself, my wife and our 3 1/2 year old daughter Sofia are traveling the world! We believe house and petsitting is a great way to live local and accomplish all of our travel goals while helping people take care of and protect their pets and home.
After selling our successful marketing agency, house, car and most of our stuff, myself, my wife and our 3 1/2 year old daughter Sofia are traveling the world! We believe house and petsitting is a great way to live local and accomplish all of our travel goals while helping people take care of and protect their pets and home.
Why we want to house sit
We sold everything because we unfortunately found out the hard way how short life can be. We unexpectedly lost a close friend at the age of 37 and then a few short months later, Alina unfortunately lost her father to pancreatic cancer at only 61 years old. These 2 tragedies pushed us to go checkoff our bucket list items and grow together as a family while traveling the world and hopefully spread our message of "live your dreams now" to others!
We are very well travelled - Alina and I have been to 20 countries together in almost 12 years of marriage, and little Sofia has already been to 10 countries herself! We are a fun loving and very responsible family that you can trust. We are financially stable, do not smoke or take drugs, are well educated and truly want to do this as an experience and will respect your house and pets as we would our own.
As a former CEO I can guarantee your house and the care of your pet(s) will run like a well oiled machine. Alina also has an MBA and besides being loving and caring, is very smart and resourceful. Finally, little Sofia is the apple of both of our eyes and LOVES animals and is very comfortable around them.
So if you are looking for the perfect sitters, you found them! We look forward to helping you soon.
Our experience
We currently have 2 5-star reviews from Trustedhousesitters and have a number of upcoming sits scheduled. In addition, my wife and I have owned and ran a top tier marketing agency for the last 7 years so we know customer service and exceeding expectations! Both of us are animal lovers, especially dogs and cats and have owned them our entire lives. We own real estate and have had rentals previously, so we understand the serious nature of entrusting someone with your home and pets (which are family members).
Reviews (2)
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Juel - East Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
29 December - 06 January 2019
Well how lucky were we to have Chris Alina and Sofia come stay with our fur babies and look after our house and garden. Our cats were obviously very happy with their sitters and so were our other visiting wildlife. The kookaburras even paid a visit to say goodbye. And what a beautiful meal to ...
Well how lucky were we to have Chris Alina and Sofia come stay with our fur babies and look after our house and garden. Our cats were obviously very happy with their sitters and so were our other visiting wildlife. The kookaburras even paid a visit to say goodbye. And what a beautiful meal to return home to after a day’s travel. Thank you so much for that Alina. We can thoroughly recommend this family if you want your pets, home and yard to be cared for in the same way you would yourself. We were kept updated with photos while we were away and could see they were being well cared for and had lots of cuddles.
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Donna - Mount Cotton, Queensland, Australia
24 December - 28 December 2018
Look no further if you are wanting reliable, kind and caring house sitters. We highly recommend Chris, Alina and little Sofia. They took great care of our animals and left the house immaculate. Little Sofia even baked and left us muffins. I must also mention that they were very flexible when I ha...
Look no further if you are wanting reliable, kind and caring house sitters. We highly recommend Chris, Alina and little Sofia. They took great care of our animals and left the house immaculate. Little Sofia even baked and left us muffins. I must also mention that they were very flexible when I had mistakenly only booked them for 4 nights instead of 5. I can’t thank them enough for their understanding. Chris, Alina and Sofia I hope are loving their time in Australia.
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External references (5)
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Adam - Employment Reference
14 November 2017
I worked as a graphic designer for Chris for the last 2 years and know you can’t get a better person dedicated to customer service and success! We are going to miss Chris at the office but are excited to hear about the travel stories to come.
I worked as a graphic designer for Chris for the last 2 years and know you can’t get a better person dedicated to customer service and success! We are going to miss Chris at the office but are excited to hear about the travel stories to come.
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Helen - Character Reference
12 November 2017
In my experience of working with Chris, he is thoughtful, a careful and attentive listener, keeps his commitments, and has a strong ethical compass to all his actions.
In my experience of working with Chris, he is thoughtful, a careful and attentive listener, keeps his commitments, and has a strong ethical compass to all his actions.
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Chris - Character Reference
11 November 2017
INCREDIBLE! Such a loving and respectful family. The whole family loves pets and keep things neat & tidy. Highly recommend.
INCREDIBLE! Such a loving and respectful family. The whole family loves pets and keep things neat & tidy. Highly recommend.
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Emily - Employment Reference
10 November 2017
Chris was the CEO of the company I worked for for two and a half years. He was a great boss and always took care of both clients and staff! Very reliable and honest in all the projects we won - with the ultimate goal of helping the customer and providing a good experience no matter what. If you'r...
Chris was the CEO of the company I worked for for two and a half years. He was a great boss and always took care of both clients and staff! Very reliable and honest in all the projects we won - with the ultimate goal of helping the customer and providing a good experience no matter what. If you're looking for a housesitter, I know Chris would take great care of the place!
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John - Character Reference
09 November 2017
Chris is an intelligent, capable, dedicated, and very personable person. He is always quick on his feet, with a sensible and controlled reactions in all the circumstances I've seen him in. I feel confident in saying that he is capable of handling any situation with thoughtfulness and integrity.
Chris is an intelligent, capable, dedicated, and very personable person. He is always quick on his feet, with a sensible and controlled reactions in all the circumstances I've seen him in. I feel confident in saying that he is capable of handling any situation with thoughtfulness and integrity.
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About Chris & Alina
After selling our successful marketing agency, house, car and most of our stuff, myself, my wife and our 3 1/2 year old daughter Sofia are traveling the world! We believe house and petsitting is a great way to live local and accomplish all of our travel goals while helping people take care of and protect their pets and home.
After selling our successful marketing agency, house, car and most of our stuff, myself, my wife and our 3 1/2 year old daughter Sofia are traveling the world! We believe house and petsitting is a great way to live local and accomplish all of our travel goals while helping people take care of and protect their pets and home.
Why we want to house sit
We sold everything because we unfortunately found out the hard way how short life can be. We unexpectedly lost a close friend at the age of 37 and then a few short months later, Alina unfortunately lost her father to pancreatic cancer at only 61 years old. These 2 tragedies pushed us to go checkoff our bucket list items and grow together as a family while traveling the world and hopefully spread our message of "live your dreams now" to others!
We are very well travelled - Alina and I have been to 20 countries together in almost 12 years of marriage, and little Sofia has already been to 10 countries herself! We are a fun loving and very responsible family that you can trust. We are financially stable, do not smoke or take drugs, are well educated and truly want to do this as an experience and will respect your house and pets as we would our own.
As a former CEO I can guarantee your house and the care of your pet(s) will run like a well oiled machine. Alina also has an MBA and besides being loving and caring, is very smart and resourceful. Finally, little Sofia is the apple of both of our eyes and LOVES animals and is very comfortable around them.
So if you are looking for the perfect sitters, you found them! We look forward to helping you soon.
Our experience
We currently have 2 5-star reviews from Trustedhousesitters and have a number of upcoming sits scheduled. In addition, my wife and I have owned and ran a top tier marketing agency for the last 7 years so we know customer service and exceeding expectations! Both of us are animal lovers, especially dogs and cats and have owned them our entire lives. We own real estate and have had rentals previously, so we understand the serious nature of entrusting someone with your home and pets (which are family members).
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (5), Identity & Document Check
All Standard Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Poultry
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Bird
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Small pet
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bouvet Island
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Georgia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Zimbabwe
Profile Details
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Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
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Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Chris and Alina have done 2 house sits since 2017
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East ToowoombaAustraliaDec 2018 - Jan 2019
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Mount CottonAustraliaDec 2018