CURRENT MISSION

To live fully and presently in each moment, no matter where we are in the world.

ABOUT ME

We are Tyler and Jaime...a pretty down-to-earth, fun loving couple. We love seeing new places, meeting new people and sharing life with others. Tyler works for a coffee company here is Kansas City. (Lots of our trips are spent visiting cafes and coffee roasters.) I am an executive assistant by day, and a painter by night. Although we are currently in Kansas City, we consider our "hometown" to be Chicago--one of the greatest cities in the world! Someday we will move back...

PHILOSOPHY

The definition of success — To laugh much; to win respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one’s self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived–this is to have succeeded.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have been hosting for a few months now--it has been so much fun! We love it! We look forward to being hosted and meeting new friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While in Chicago we had our fair share of couch surfers (just not through the CS website). We hosted friends, a kid who was in Chicago for a soccer camp, a German exchange student, and new folks who got our contact info through friends. It was always a great experience. It is awesome to have friends all over the world.

Interests

Painting, art history, coffee, good beer & wine, gardening, homesteading, intentional living, hiking, biking, Royals baseball, KU basketball, photography, architecture, literature, learning, travel...and Karl Pilkington.

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• photography
• beauty
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• homesteading
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• baseball
• basketball
• soccer
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mates of State, Daft Punk, Dead Mau5, Beirut, David Bowie, Derek Webb, Pedro the Lion, Headphones, Yann Tiersen, Hot Chip, The Sundays, The Smiths, James Brown, Waterdeep Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher In The Rye, David Sedaris, Harry Potter, Love Wins Movies: Rushmore, Junebug, Eternal Sunshine, Amelie, The Dark Knight, anything Wes Anderson, old classics. We also watch The Office (BBC) and Extras all the time.

Teach, Learn, Share

To share...Jaime-painting, embroidery. Tyler-home coffee brewing techniques.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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