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Kansas City, Kansas, United States
@SUNFLOWERSUE
Member since 2007
CURRENT MISSION Teaching English to refugees in Kansas City Kansas, helping with dog training (see below), writing, and planning Europe trip in late summer 2018. ABOUT ME Former banker, telemarketer, business owner, Peace Corps volunteer/staff member, currently living in God's country (aka Kansas). Older but probably not wiser. As of March 26, we have a dog, Australian shepherd, very sweet and not as high-energy as we'd been warned, just lively enough. PHILOSOPHY Leave the world a better place than you found it. And wipe your feet before you come in. (That's my "mom voice" talking.) Bark less, wag more.
Interested in Baseball
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in German
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I love Kansas City--it has museums, sports teams (baseball, soccer, football), friendly people, and world-famous barbecue. We have restaurants for vegans as well as carnivores. I also love Lawrence, about 25 miles west, one of the best small (rather, small-ish) towns in America. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE In 2016, spent 6 weeks in Europe, stayed with CSers in Germany and Poland. A great experience (thanks, Maria, Eva, and Jens). Have hosted a couple of guys in KC, and stayed with CSers here in the US as well.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: classic rock, jazz, almost anything actually. Big fan of classic Russian rock group "Akvarium", Bruce Springsteen. Movies: Arrival, LaLaLand, Brooklyn, Inside Out, Zootopia Books: Donna Leon mysteries, Joanna Trollope novels, Bill Bryson
One Amazing Thing I've Done
The Blue Lagoon in Iceland. (Hint to women: Don't shave your legs right before you go.)
Teach, Learn, Share
I can cook a pretty good Italian spaghetti and meatball dinner and some awesome chili. My partner knows all the good beer pubs in KC and is always up for a night out.
What I Can Share With Hosts
English language practice, cooking skills, lots of stories about getting lost in many different countries.
My Interests
If I have time, I participate in local politics and try to help Kansas get back on the right path after its sad experience of recent years!
