Jennifer Kirby

Jennifer Kirby

Current Mission: "follow the fire..."

Personal Designations

No couch available Vouched for16

Community Designations

Nomadic Ambassador
United States
North Carolina
Asheville
Lat: 35.60083, Lon: -82.55417
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General Information

Jennifer Kirby is a CS Nomadic Ambassador!
Jennifer Kirby has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Name and Address Locked more info
Couch availableNo
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceMay 2nd, 2004
profile views10258
age26
genderFemale
membernameJENNYMARIE
occupationphotographer by day, table waiting ninja by night.
educationedushmation
grew up inF L O R I D A
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • FrenchBeginner
  • SpanishBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Atlanta 1661:9164
Why: this is my in-between-adventures haven :)
Asheville & WNC 522:1274
Why: living in and loving Asheville!
Burning Man 3019:4897
Why: Once you go Black (Rock City) you never go back :)
Ride Share 5793:2634
Why: because i'm not scared of hitchhikers.
Active in 7 more groups.
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Couch Information


No couch currently available for surfing.

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Couch UNAVAILABLE until further notice... Have a really chaotic few weeks ahead, then roadtrippin' out to Burning Man and not back til mid-September at which time I will be hopping between here and Atlanta, and moving. As soon as the couch is available and more appealing to a weary traveler I will put it back online!

HAPPY TRAVELS!

Friends (77)

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Dave BullivantDave Bullivant
24, Male
Tavistock, England
United Kingdom
Friends since April 2006
"We met in Chiang Mai, North Thailand on the last day of the Thai New Year celebrations. She threw a bucket of dirty canal water in my face & from then on we've travelled extensively together. Jenny is my absolute best friend, I love her dearly. =)"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for Jennifer Kirby
Met in person   Traveled30+  
Melissa KirbyMelissa Kirby
28, Female
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Friends since 1982
"we're sisters (svesters...inside joke) lucky to have her!"
Stephen HolsenbeckStephen Holsenbeck
24, Male
Candler, Georgia
United States
Friends since June 2008
"Transformus!"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person  
Brittney CrosbyBrittney Crosby
26, Female
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida
United States
Friends since January 1986
"Our Parents!!!"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person  
Benjamin AyresBenjamin Ayres
24, Male
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Friends since 1997
"she's the coolest girl i know! wish i could go with her to europe.."
Wade  WigginsWade Wiggins
26, Male
Greensboro, North Carolina
United States
Friends since July 2009
"yea she's one of the coolest chicks ever born"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Surfed7   Traveled7  
Tessa MoroderTessa Moroder
27, Female
Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Friends since September 2008
"Driving all over the USA in her fantastic sienna campervan"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Jennifer Kirby
Met in person   Traveled12  
Ben and Liya RandallBen and Liya Randall
27, Several people
Rawai, Phuket
Thailand
Friends since December 2004
"we met in italy"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Jennifer Kirby
Met in person  
Jim Jim
32, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since September 2004
"Jen and I met through email through a fellow CS'er and finally met up in Paris where we hitched to Oktoberfest together. We had some crazy/great times and I'm sure we'll have plenty more."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Jennifer Kirby
Met in person  
SPYCE SPYCE
85, Female
Asheville, North Carolina
United States
Friends since October 2008
"Met at Alchemy 08"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Jennifer Kirby
Met in person  
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Personal Description

Very inspired at the moment.

How I Participate in CS

i give great couch ;)

CouchSurfing Experience

have watched CS grow from less than 1,500 members to 1,400,000!! have stayed with about 50 different hosts and hosted many times here in the past... an amazing way of travel.. always good times!

Interests

festivals! partial to those with fire and drums and unnatural lighting.. good friends, realized talent, photography, asian philosophy, impromptu dance floors, love kids- would like to work with children all over the world at some point (in a very not-cheesy kinda way). excessive drinking on appropriate occasions (not when working with kids ;), parties, the Mass games..... other countries, systems (all kinds).. POI and various other circus arts. I love good food, cheap wine, stinky cheese, the physics of fire, laughing, pillows, bags, dreams, repetition and rythym, love, psychology, patterns (all kinds), art, quark names, plants, math, sleeping, camping, kayaking, family, light/reflections/refraction, rainbows/moonbows, swarms/flocks/packs. i like most things science/outer space related. i can talk myself into or out of most anything. i secretly desire to be fearless. i like older objects that show signs of wear and character. costumes. i have a god-child, little Marley, and she's hands down the most beautiful, amazing little girl ever. liberating dependent clauses. building things/taking things apart. practical logic, making things work. sparkling/shiny/glittery things. kaleidoscopes, outdated journals and texts regarding the future... i wrote a 400 page book once, i want to improve my sewing skills, make more digital films, print more photos, and i want to get rid of the majority of the things i own.

Philosophy

"jealousy is suffering, misery is greed" -tupac

serendipity.karma.fate.love

Music, Movies, Books

movies.. anything original at least gets my respect, if not my liking. big lebowski, grey gardens, vanilla sky, my cousin vinny, fletch, joe versus the volcano!, groundhog day, wong kar wai films (most), LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE!, the edukators, amelie, all michel gondry's stuff, ryan larkin animation, the endurance.. and of course legends of the fall..

i enjoy music that you can imagine seeing people enjoy making.. to name a few... coco rosie, midlake, simon and garfunkel, oldies oldies oldies, tahiti boy and the palmtree family, nina simone, bedouin soundclash, banhart, reggae, sigur ros, ella fitzgerald, natalie merchant, feist, of montreal, animal collective, pre-'pardon me' incubus.. would prefer live music any day, be it on my porch or blaring across thousands of screaming fans in an amphitheater

books- farhenheit 451, diary of a century, my old journals, old bio's, more tolstoy than rushdie... can't put down SHANTARAM at the moment :) old classics always good in all categories.... pretty much (dating excluded) all of my interests are in old things...

Types of People I enjoy

uniquely individual individuals... . . . actually i am fascinated with everyone, good/bad/sane/crazy, and i always want to know more. we're all born with roughly the same potential (fundamentally), and it's amazing to find out what's made someone who they are. though beyond satisfying my fascination, I still prefer the good ones :)

Teach, Learn, Share

teach- anything i know i'm willing to teach people, just ask! i can cook pretty well :) and i can do well in most artistic endeavors.. and if you plan on talking to small children in a spanish-speaking country i can teach you some basics :D

learn- i want to get better at poi, i'd like to learn alternate ways of living.. and i wanna learn how to kickbox, belly dance, and am looking to start playing the violin.

share- even when i was little i was good at sharing ;)

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

I've realized, among other things, that at certain moments i have actually lived to the fullest of my ability.. oh and I got all three brothers-Hanson to sign my boob with a sharpie ;)

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

where to start.. free couches 'n shit. HAHA, kidding! it's really changed my life and fueled the fire to get outta town and spend the rest of my life being constantly amazed by the world i live in and the people i have yet to meet.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Andorra, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bahamas, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
LIVED: United States
WANTS TO GO: Canada, New Zealand, South Africa

References

 
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Wade  Wiggins
From Wade Wiggins
 Greensboro, United States
 Oct 13
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 7 days Traveled 7 days 
Positive

I met the wonderful exotic and very entertaining Jen at a festival of like minded individuals and have been drawn in by her keen wit and story telling ever since.. She's a mountain mama with a great smile and sense of adventure

Robert Newton 
From Robert Newton
 Oklahoma City, United States
 Sep 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

*Taking the easy way out and writing one positive reference for 4 people who were traveling together*
Cara, Jennifer, Christine, and Adam all surfed at my place for a night on the way to Burning Man. I wish I could have hung out with those four a bit longer as all four were a lot of fun, very considerate, and great conversationalists. There were all quite experienced couch surfers and it showed as they all couldn't be more appreciative. I would be happy to host or stay with any of the four anytime as I'm sure, given a situation where we don't have to wake up at 6:30am, much fun can be had.

Lindsey and Brandon Pharr and Blissett
From Lindsey and Brandon Pharr and Blissett
 Asheville, United States
 Aug 13
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

we met at jennifer's restaurant in asheville and wish we could have talked more. look forward to maybe hanging out soon when we move to ahseville. happy traveling and HAPPY BURNINGMAN!

RONANSTONE 
From RONANSTONE
 Dublin, Ireland (Republic of)
 Aug 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jenny seems like a very cool girl, i met her in a bar while out with my host. Then she turned up at restaurant posing as a waitress and she gave us a reduced rate. Nice one :)

Monica Antonazzo
From Monica Antonazzo
 Asheville, United States
 Jul 17
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jenny is our super sweet, sassy, sublime moderator. Such a great person to meet here upon moving to Asheville!

Eli Smith 
From Eli Smith
 Asheville, United States
 Jul 14
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jenifer is super fantastic! She's fun, friendly, smart, creative, adventurous, and just all around awesome. By all means, meet her if you get the chance.

Bryan DeWitt
From Bryan DeWitt
 Surabaya, Indonesia
 Jul 10
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Jennifer was a great first experience with couchsurfing. Would love to get back to Asheville and visit again one day. Thanks!

Matthew Vicedomini
From Matthew Vicedomini
 Harrisonburg, United States
 Jul 10
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I spent two days exploring the city of Asheville with Jen. She was very hospitable and gave me some great tips on the how to make the best of couch surfing. If your in Asheville, look her up!

Cara McKinney
From Cara McKinney
 Asheville, United States
 May 23
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Hmm, how to start, oh, she rocks my face off. I have thouroughly enjoyed getting to know Jenny and her beautiful sense of humor and lust for the odd and lovely. I cannot wait to observe the adventures of us. Thrilled to know such a great gal. host her, stay with her, bump into her and strike up a conversation you will no doubt leave smiling.

TANDEMTRAVELERS 
From TANDEMTRAVELERS
 Asheville, United States
 Apr 20
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jenn is an enthusiastic, open, and welcoming CouchSurfer. We look forward to more times together.

Miguel Alva 
From Miguel Alva
 Asheville, United States
 Apr 20
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jenn is an awesome possum individual.
With her super hero powers of throwing great potlucks and her wisdom of acknowledging the true splendor that are David Bowie cameos, she is a great person to hang around with!

If hosting or surfing with Jenn, you are guaranteed a great time. Be wary of the ninjas though...

Dave Lowe 
From Dave Lowe
 Charlotte, United States
 Feb 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met for a few beers with her and a CSer she was hosting. didn't stay with her that time... but will be back in asheville soon! great meeting you!

Justin Dudley
From Justin Dudley
 Austin, United States
 Dec 29, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jen kindly agreed to host me just a couple days before xmas on my way to Massachusetts. We hung out with some fellow couchsurfers/hosts for a bit and enjoyed a late snack and conversation. Jen's very clever and i didn't have nearly enough time to pick her mind about life. new friends are fun; hope to see you soon!

Funky Harayz
From Funky Harayz
 Asheville, United States
 Dec 28, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

great personality. very positive and wise. well traveled and great conversationalist. talented burner - play with toys such as hoola hoop and fire nanchake thingy (idk wht its called). lovely and meeting her was a blessing. definitely looking forward to travel together soon.

Mina Fung
From Mina Fung
 Eureka Springs, United States
 Dec 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Jen is a great host! She rescued me from a creepy old guy's house and provided transport for all my reconnaissance missions in Asheville. I enjoyed our thrift shopping and private property viewing adventures. But especially memorable were our fireside chats in her cozy living room. Since she was so experienced in backpacking herself, I benefited a lot from her advice and encouragement. I had a lot of fun with Jen and hope I can surf with her again soon :)

Thomas Hatfield 
From Thomas Hatfield
 Tryon, United States
 Dec 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Clearly, Jen is the epitome of all that Couchsurfing offers -- great people, fearless in their approach to life, and eager to create zestful fun for everyone! Let's talk asap, Jennifer!

CHEZBORIS
From CHEZBORIS
 Gerlach, United States
 Oct 9, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

We knew each other from CS and later we met by chance at night in a magic forest in the hills of Georgia. She is very nice and sweet. I am sure she would be a great person to host or travel with.

Christine DeLorenzo
From Christine DeLorenzo
 Asheville, United States
 Oct 7, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jenny is smart, fun, and knows how to have a good time. I feel lucky to have met her!

SPYCE 
From SPYCE
 Asheville, United States
 Oct 7, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Jenny made a fabulous addition to our fun and games! We bonded over our commom loves & had a great time together. Now all we have to do is get her to move to Asheville so we can cause a fun ruckus more often together!

Trevor Ortiz
From Trevor Ortiz
 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
 Sep 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jenny was totally open to experiencing a night out with friends & dancing at the SF Brewing Co; pleasure to host!

Jonathan
From Jonathan
 Santa Fe, United States
 Sep 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Jen is good people. We were glad to have her and Tessa at the Monte Vista Casa. May her travels continue to bring joy to those around her and to herself.

Ryan  Harris 
From Ryan Harris
 Durango, United States
 Sep 22, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Jennifer held fun conversations and always seemed to have a story from different traveling adventures. The positive attitude and outlook was very warming to come across.

Tessa Moroder
From Tessa Moroder
 Berlin, Germany
 Sep 18, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 12 days 
Positive

I replied to Jenny's post looking for a travelbuddy (troublebuddy) for her coast to coast trip around the USA. And I'm so glad she decided to take me along because she is great, I couldn't have asked for a better companion. We had tons of fun, meeting cool new people everywhere and having bunch of interesting experiences hopefully we'll repeat this one day in Europe!

Jane St. Rain
From Jane St. Rain
 Long Beach, United States
 Jul 26, 2008
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jen Rocks!!!!!

Benj Wagman
From Benj Wagman
 Austin, United States
 Jul 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

She's fun!

Carl Weisser 
From Carl Weisser
 Douglasville, United States
 May 22, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jennifer is a go-getter. It seems to me that when she wants to do something, she just does it. I love that. She has been to so many places. I am so jealous! She is a lovely person and very motivated from what I can tell.

Keeley Rusek 
From Keeley Rusek
 Atlanta, United States
 May 22, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We covered a considerable amount of subjects with stories galore and that is always an awesome night for me. Good people :)

Mustafa Hussain 
From Mustafa Hussain
 Gainesville, United States
 May 15, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

she's the only other person I know, besides myself, who would ask a bum for a quarter. Here I was thinking that was my trick that I made up all on my own. She's like the girl next door who's been everywhere. She's down to earth and so much fun to hang out with. I hope we get to hang out once more. Oh ya, ask her about her books.

Scott Bufis
From Scott Bufis
 Saint Augustine, United States
 Mar 13, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Jenny and her friend, Dave made my first time as a host an experience that I'll always remember. First of all, they were incredibly respectful of my apartment and enjoyed my dog; second of all, we engaged in fascinating conversations and had a great time all week. Jenny and Dave are always welcome in my home.

Roger Sears
From Roger Sears
 Mount Pleasant, United States
 Feb 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Great guest. Wish we could have spent more time together, but had a good, relaxing friday night. She is a very intelligent, open minded traveler

Nuno Azevedo
From Nuno Azevedo
 Lisbon, Portugal
 Jan 12, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Jen was one excelent company in the first night of 2008! It was just great, had lot's of fun dancing with everyone we could find! I still remember her screams of joy! eh eh eh!In the first days she was a litle sick but she got better and just in time for the beginning of one excellent New Year! I'll wait for her return!!

Ben and Liya Randall
From Ben and Liya Randall
 Rawai, Thailand
 Jan 8, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

We met in Italy, spent a cruisy evening hanging out in Verona, it was cool. Jen was the one who got me on to couchsurfing in the first place... Cheers! :)

Raj Ghoshal 
From Raj Ghoshal
 Chapel Hill, United States
 Nov 27, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

Jennifer was a great host. I probably wasn't very entertaining as I was pretty drained from travel, but she put me up in her place in Atlanta and we had a nice relaxing evening.

RYAN AND JOELLA 
From RYAN AND JOELLA
 West Lafayette, United States
 Nov 7, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jenny was fantastic! She was such a gracious host- I would definitely surf there again. Oh and her roommate Chase-Hes great too! Thanks guys!

Tom Kirlin 
From Tom Kirlin
 Los Angeles, United States
 Apr 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jen has been my hook-up for nasty layovers in ATL. Whenever I get stuck in ATL for a night, Jen hooks it up with a ride from the airport and a place to crash...

Brian Glover
From Brian Glover
 Greenville, United States
 Mar 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Jenny is awesome, in the most serious and old-fashioned sense! She took me to an excellent party in Atlanta with her friends, complete with dippin' dots, togas, lasers, cosmonaut outfits, occasion-appropriate drinks, and a friendly cat. She totally made my visit to Atlanta. A very fun and generous person. Get to know her!

The Thundera Collective
From The Thundera Collective
 London, United Kingdom
 Mar 13, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Jenny and her boyfriend Dave came through on their way to prospective homes in Atlanta and Cornwall (obviously). They were lovely to have around, friendly and engaging and even subjected themselves to a first-ever game of Risk, topping 5 hours!! Welcome back anytime!

Adam Colburn
From Adam Colburn
 Decatur, United States
 Feb 21, 2007
Met in person Friend,  

Jenny was the first person to tell me about couchsurfing

SCUBABULA 
From SCUBABULA
 Perth, Australia
 Aug 24, 2006
Met in person Friend, Hosted 6 days  
Positive

Welcome to our couch anytime! We really enjoyed Jens company. A lovely Lady to have around. Hope to see her again some day.

Jim 
From Jim
 San Francisco, United States
 Jul 25, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

a true georgia peach. Jenny and I met by email through another CSer in Belgium, oddly enough. We finally met up in person in Paris one cold, summer afternoon and had a great time hitching to Munich for a few days of Oktoberfest. Jenny rocks! I can't wait to meet up with her again!

ONDRA
From ONDRA
 London, United Kingdom
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

Overboard. One night Jenny volunteered to cook an excellent seafood dinner. Quite something, especially in a landlocked country. :]

David Felter 
From David Felter
 Charlotte, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

Amazing host. Jenny is an awesome person and an incredible host. She goes way out of her way to take care of her surfers, and makes sure there's never a dull moment. get her to play some card games and the night is set.

Nathan Gordon
From Nathan Gordon
 Denver, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Jenny is a spitfire, an original, a citizen of the world in the best, most engaged sense of the term. We did nothing important or exceptional in Atlanta and it was still the best, most memorable time I've had in that town. I eagerly anticipate the next time our paths cross, even given the possibility of hellfire and brimstone and the burning pokers of eternal damnation. Or ice cream and butterflies, for that matter. Anyway.

GTDUCATI
From GTDUCATI
 Atlanta, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

We met in Athens ... Greece. I met Jenny in Athens, Greece back in November 2004 ... lo and behold we live near each other in Atlanta, Georgia. Cool chick with a laid back attitude ... looking forward to our next lunch :)

Ryan Boyle
From Ryan Boyle
 Bangkok, Thailand
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

hmmmm.... Jenny.... I met up with Jenny in Atlanta the night befor I headed back to BKK and enjoyed her company over a few drinks (I tend to drink a lot so usually meeting people for drinks) Anyway she came out to Thailand, and I enjoyed her company so much that I put off semi important business and stayed in Thailand, and did a bit of traveling around down to Malaysia. Had a good time, and shared a lot of conversations. She probably can never look at me the same as she did when we met in ATL. All in a great girl, I hope the rest of her trip goes greatäää

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