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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
@EMILYRAEBUTTERFIELD
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION: Learning things, finding new places and meeting new people all along the way. ABOUT ME: I love to travel, explore new cultures, languages, cuisine, art, history, etc. I play the ukelele and a bit of guitar, as well as sing. I can cook a good meal and plant a good garden. PHILOSOPHY: Live life with joy, lots of music and good food! BeWelcome Profile: https://www.bewelcome.org/members/Emilyraebutterfield
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Khmer
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING: Surfing around the world and hosting when I can! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE: I'd rather Couchsurf and meet strangers than stay in a hotel by myself, 100%! You get to experience a different side of the local culture, more than what tourists get to see. I have many long-lasting friendships around the world that have come from Couchsurfing and hosting.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Lord of the Rings, Life Is Beautiful, Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Love Me If You Dare Books: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Cat's Cradle, Through Painted Deserts, Omnivore's Dilemma, The Broken Wings, The Alchemist, Gulliver's Travels, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Hobbit Music: Martin Sexton, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Green, Louis Armstrong, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Avett Brothers, The National, Arcade Fire, Simon and Garfunkel, Otis Redding, Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Josh Garrels, Daisy May, Norah Jones
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Rafted the Nile, celebrated Dia de Los Muertos in Guatemala, rode elephants in Thailand, spent a month hitch-hiking around Patagonia, hiked part of the Great Wall, did an 11 countries in 11 month trip around the world, saw the Cherry Blossom season in Tokyo, surfed in Bali, bolted a new climbing route in the Andes, ran a guesthouse in Cambodia
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you some languages (Khmer, Swahili, Spanish, Korean, English) and how to play the Ukelele. I want to learn every other language and to hear stories. I love to cook and am always happy to share a meal with people.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I'd love to cook and share a meal with you!
My Interests
I love poetry, reading, music, food, cooking, gardening, exploring, hiking, Capoeira, rock climbing, swimming and basically everything outdoors. One of my passions is sustainable agriculture and the teachings of Michael Pollan.
