CURRENT MISSION

Networking over coffee and turning my photography passion into a career.

ABOUT ME

Chewing on a mint leaf, yoga in the backyard. Seattle sunshine.

I like the simple pleasures in life: good conversations, great friends and incredible food. There are very few people I don't like. My friends are a varied mix and I love it. I like to surround myself with people who are comfortable and confident in their own skin and embrace their interests by living passionate and creative lives.

I am in Seattle working the "day job + chasing art lifestyle." www.kaylynmesser.com

I have moved around a bit in my lifetime and have had the opportunity to visit some beautiful places and meet some incredible people. I worked as a sea kayak guide in SE Alaska for three seasons and fell in love with the Tongass. I settled in Seattle last year to try and plant a few roots (figurative and literal... my tomatoes look amazing!).

PHILOSOPHY

Life is best lived when in good company eating great food with engaging conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My friends told me about couch surfer. I do not have a couch at the moment but as soon as I do I would be more than happy to host.

I am always looking forward to learning new recipes from the people I meet. If you are in town and I can't host you I can probably at least feed you once.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A lot of my friends live in Alaska and sleep on my couch when they end up in Seattle overnight. No experience on couchsurfing yet.

Interests

I like to teach myself how to do things and work with my hands: bake, refinish furniture, make syrups/jams, garden, give deep back rubs, pick berries, sew, knit, change tires, read maps and charts...

I like people who are different from myself. I really enjoy hearing other people's stories, life experiences, little moments in an every day, hopes, travels and reminiscences. I am constantly in awe of the different paths people take in life and where it leads them.

I like to write letters - real ones on paper that come in the mail with stamps. I've been told that they are hilarious.

• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• coffee
• yoga
• gardening
• knitting
• stamps
• kayaking
• camping
• cartography
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

This American Life.

Sherman Alexie, A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman, The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, The Ocean World by Jacques Cousteau, David Sedaris. Tibetan Portrait by Phil Borges, American Music by Annie Leibovitz.

Orion Magazine, National Geographic Magazine.

I would really love to see Gregory Colbert's Ashes and Snow exhibit if it tours again.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is brilliant. I love his films.

I enjoy a lot of music. I grew up on old country so I enjoy having a little twang and jangle in my life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paddling in Alaska with humpback whales. Oh, how I miss the whales.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love the exchange of knowledge. I like to cook, paddle and camp.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States