| Klaire Rueckert is a CS Ambassador living in Seattle! |
| Klaire Rueckert has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | February 21st, 2007 |
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| profile views | 7,993 |
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| age | 34 |
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| birthday | 21 November
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| gender | Female |
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| membername | KLAIRE |
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| occupation | Teacher, Artist, Lover of Life |
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| education | College and University for Early Childhood Education, Art, and Physics |
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| grew up in | El Monte, California, United States of America |
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| ethnicity | Earthling |
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Languages- English (United States)Expert
- SpanishIntermediate
- GermanIntermediate
- ItalianBeginner
- FrenchBeginner
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 5
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: YesWe have a couch and loveseat in the living room for you to lay your head on.
I'm out of commission through August, sorry!!!
I share a townhouse in the Capitol Hill/Central District neighborhood of Seattle with my two awesome roommates
Steve, a bubbly musician and songwriter, and Rebecca, a warm pop culture enthusiast.
We're social and active, and there will be alot of movement and people coming in and out. If home, we enjoy making meals, maybe watching movies, or sharing some of the Northwest's great brews. We all work odd hours, and do our best to respect people's space and sleep time, but if you're looking for a super quiet space 100% of the time, this is certainly not the place to surf. Also, since we do work strange hours at times, people who are self-sufficient in visiting the city when we're not available are preferred.
We have internet access, but plan on using your own computer, unless you want to surf with the wii. :P
As for rides, please count on public transportation. I do not drive a car.
I am dedicated to the couchsurfing community and am a very active member, especially within Seattle, so I will do my best to accommodate those that show some involvement. Priority will be given to those with COMPLETE profiles. With pictures. Even moreso to those who host. In fact, if you don't complete your profile, don't bother requesting accommodation here. My roommates and I are opening our home, our lives to you, and it is vital for us that I know who we're dealing with! I will delete messages without a photo before I even open them. And, no, a link to your FB page doesn't replace having a profile.
OH, and, do a favor to the Couchsurfing community and don't just send 10 people the same mass message. Knowing that someone did not even read your profile or care who they're staying with is extremely annoying. I guarantee you will get more acceptance with personal messages. If I get one, you're either going to get a general cut n paste answer, or If frusterated with you, I'll probably go on and on in a 10 page response.
Friends (185)
 Steve Nelson
25, Male
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since October 2010
"met klaire at her house during a pumpkin carving party"
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Rebecca Swaney
28, Female
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since May 2010
"CS Family"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Anakena Edmunds
29, Female
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since August 2009
"Met at her CS BBQ meetup "
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 ShazB
25, Male
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since August 2009
"Met at an amazing BBQ party she hosted at her house for Seattle couchsurfers"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Malika Sellami
31, Female
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
Friends since August 2007
"Surfed Klaire's creative and positive pad on and off Burning Man since 07 and will do it over and over again..."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Rand Hunt
27, Male
Olympia, Washington
United States
Friends since September 2005
"Worked together years ago, good friends ever since"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Justus Kovac
29, Male
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since September 2010
"Lots of great times in and around Seattle."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Dave 'Spikes' Breese
37, Male
Granada, Granada
Nicaragua
Friends since August 2007
"Klaire is a cool easy going person, kind and thoughtful another one of those friendly faces that you can find in Seattle."
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Sebastian Clark
27, Male
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since March 2010
"Klaire and I find ourselves hanging fairly regularly, in and out of CS!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Klaire Rueckert
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 Luke Walker
31, Male
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since May 2011
"Couchsurfing, Kickball, and general Adventure."
Friendship Type: Friend
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Personal DescriptionI'm rather easy going... i think. My focuses are to learn and to love... and to enjoy every bit of it. I like to challenge my brain, and pick and challenge yours. I'm a teacher who's taking a year or two 'off' to be a nanny while I prepare to take my career up a few notches. I'm also an artist, and I take every chance I get to fiddle around with new and interesting topics, materials, and ideas. I love languages, and would love to learn some of yours from you. Passion and compassion are two traits I gravitate towards in myself and in other people. I'm open minded and enjoy good conversation with likeminded people... plus the occasional heated discussion with others.
You want specifics???... Quiet at times, but more assertive than you can imagine when i'm passionate about something. The most sensual person you'll ever meet. A hell of a teacher. You'll be pleased to sit down at my dinner table. Up for just about anything, I want to try everything possible. Awe inspiring landscapes can make me cry. Pleasure gives me goosebumps. Plastic people bore me. Liquor makes me talkative. Great music, great food, and great movies are almost as nice as great company. Laughter makes my world go 'round. I've found that beauty is in abolutely everything. I'm a tad naughty. I inadvertenly 'tune out' whenever horribly pompous people thrill themselves with the sound of their own voice... however.. if you're normal, I love to listen. Random acts of kindness should be the goal of our lives. I live to learn. People who are comfortable around children intruige me. I am multitalented and multidimentional. Conversely, everyday is humbling.
I've been in Seattle a couple of years and love it!
Also, I'm well aware that I can be excessively verbose when writing, and excruciatingly shy when I first meet people. I'm trying to find a comfortable, relaxing balance between the two.How I Participate in CSFirstly, I tell everyone I know about it. How could I not? Most of the most amazing people I've *ever* met are CSers. Many of my best friends have come from this peoplepool. Usually people either love it or let their fears shine. Ugh. Many have signed up. Primarily, I just put out my couches and have a blast with travelers, local CSers, and new lifelong friends.
I organize numerous CouchSurfing events around the Seattle area. I moderate our city's boards and am a Seattle ambassador..... I try to keep up on each as often as possible.
I also took lead of Couchsurfing Camp @ Burning Man (couchsurfingcamp.org). Basically, we are a weeklong CS event/theme camp in black rock city. Our main event is on Tuesday evening.. come say hi!CouchSurfing ExperienceI lost count of how many people I hosted at around 150 a few years ago... but numbers mean absolutely nothing. I JUST (3/2011) officially surfed my first couches! SuperRad. Regularly organizing CS events helps me keep connected to local CSers, the Seattle Community, and to a multitude of visitors, even when my couch is unavailable.InterestsHere's the consice version...
Art, art, aRt, scalding baths, getting filthy dirty, halloween, impromptu trips, ganja, Billy Lane, coffeemugs, boozing with company, zombiewalks, new socks, myman Jack, late nights, sweaty sweaty sheets ;), hiking where none-few have hiked before, time with good people, facepaints, learning, singing in my aweful voice at the top of my lungs... especially on some random isolated mountaintop, good storytellers, sunbathing in the buff, backpacking through foreign countries wondering where I'll sleep or how I'll eat, starlight, the feel of a wave as it crashes against you, the colorful interesting things that happen after fungi digestion, seeing the spark of knowledge form in the eye of a 2 year old for the first time, knowing that you had alot to do with getting that spark there, double espressos con pane, belly laughs of little kids, sour candy, surrounding myself with good music, being the devil's advocate, hot wax, going to shows, camping in the boonies, the smell of pomegranite/mango, the taste/texture/temp of good coffee ice cream as it slides down your throat, the feel of a recently shaved head.... or the tug of a looong goatee, pleasure in every sence of the word, the smell of IcyHot, astral exploration, people watching, cooking amazing meals, snuggling... to a point, the buzz in your body after a few hours of working out, the smell and feel of babies.. minus the crap, old peoples wrinkles, watching people dance like no one is watching, being up to my elbows..or toes.. in wet clay, sand between my toes, breathing... and not getting 'city' in with the air, long hugs, rewatching good film, metal+oxyacetaline+forges+hammering, making people think, goose bumps, blank canvases, yoga practices, taking my class out to jump in the puddles, reading, physics, volunteering where I can, giving massages, putting you to sleep with my feather touch, finding money in my clothes, making someone smile, long coats and tall boots, dancing for hours on end, drenched in sweat, candlelight, being able to put the blowdryer down, making a fool of myself at the pool table or bowling alley, finding old friends, an oven that's baking something, putting on clothes that just got out of the dryer, taking off clothes, reading Discover front to back an hour after I get it out of the mailbox, the complete honesty and innocence of a child, the satisfaction of stepping back after finishing a piece that's taken a while to create, couch cuddling to a good movie, kayaking, watching someone you don't know stare at one of your pieces in a gallery when they don't know you're the one who created it... and wondering what they're thinking, having a 2year old randomly come up behind you and say "Klaire, can I give you a hug.. you know what? I love you so much", Having a different 2 year old say basically the same thing an hour later, roller coasters and amusment parks, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, loud music, the hole in the wall places where there's no sign.. where pitchers are $4... the bartender knows you and all your friends by name... and puts on the music you like... the pool table is free if you bang it in just the right spot... you can stay comfortable till well past closing time... and for the most part there's not a huge 'hip' scene screwing things up, the dizzying enigmatic feeling of your energyflow pulsating/expanding/vibrating, waking with dream memory recall, giant air-filled bouncy thingies, ballpits, new experiences, meeting interesting new people.PhilosophyLive life! Try to stay in the moment. Attract positivity, love life, teach, and learn.Music, Movies, BooksMovies-Amelie, Dancer in the Dark, Requiem for a Dream, Y tu Mama Tambien, 12 Monkeys, Baz Lhurman's Romeo and Juliet, Baraka, Nightmare Before Christmas, Science of Sleep, Life is Beautiful, A Town Called Panic, City of Lost Children, Spirited Away,.. and lots and lots more.
Music-Radiohead, Bassnectar, Bjork, Tool, Vampire Weekend, Portishead, Bonobo, Chromeo, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, Ella Fitzgerald, Belle and Sebastian, Duke Ellington, Elliot Smith, Simian Mobile Disco, Black Keys, Danny Elfman, Thievery Corporation, Bob Dylan, Balkan Beat Box, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Trentmoller, Iron & Wine, Cut Copy, Pixies, Spoon, Nirvana, NIN, Mos Def, Ani Difranco, Bad Brains, Carl Craig, Gabriel & Gabriela, Jane's Addiction, Shpongle, Rage Against the Machine, Beats Antique, Joy Division, DeUs, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Daft Punk, anything that gets my blood-and feet-moving, and lots and lots more.
Books-definitely depends on my mood at the time. Lots of Science/Physics books/mags, some metaphysical, some leaning to spirituality, some fiction. etc
Favorite authors include Khalil Gibran, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Herman Hesse, Pablo Neruda, Paolo Coehlo, Chuck Palaniuk, to name a few. Oh, you can throw Stephen Hawking in there, too.Types of People I enjoyI enjoy laid back, open people who aren't too serious about life and know how to enjoy it. I enjoy people who love people. I like people who are creative and outgoing, but also love to pick the brains of people who are more reclusive. I even enjoy meeting people I don't get along with. I like people who can coax me out of my initial shyness with ease. I love kids... and no, I don't have any.Teach, Learn, ShareI can teach you some mean dishes, if you like to eat, and I can help you explore your creative side through painting, drawing, etc. I can teach you to teach kids, if that's your thing. Maybe we can get into an M-theory conversation, as well.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneBackpacking solo throughout Europe... and continuing the trip after having been completely robbed. It was fantastic.
Getting stranded on the tip of Harder Kulm in Interlaken, Switzerland, with a 70 lb pack trying to navigate my way down on a nonexistant trail in the dead of night while huge bucks are getting their jollies by jumping right in front of me scaring the life out of me... that was a hell of a hike!!!! I hope to do it again sometime.
Burning Man is ALWAYS amazing... especially when you do it with CSers. See you there.Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectThis is by far one of the greatest, if not THE, of ideas in modern history. So far, it's been absolutely amazing.... I think I'll be a lifelong user. ;)
That being said... it is SO very annoying when the site arbitrarily (at least seemingly), that I'm in Potwin, Kansas. And when the site is buggy, but I suppose those gripes are more for developers and not the actual project.Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Vatican
WANTS TO GO: Antarctica, Australia, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, India, Ireland (Republic of), Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, Zimbabwe
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 From Olivier Weil Moncton, Canada
Jan 30 Positive Klaire is one of the most dedicated CSers here in Seattle - organizing events and meet up which allows for so much meaningful connecting. In less than a week I have met so many wonderful people thanks to hearts like Klaire.
 From Hannes Pitsch Norderstedt, Germany
Jan 15 Positive Klaire is totally crazy :D we met a lot of other couch surfers, too. she took me to the "party district" of Seattle, had a great evening with other couch surfers... and when you're at her couch, ask her, if she can show you the troll and this amazing view point!!! I really had a great time in Seattle with her!
 From Dana Sulas Cambridge, United States
Dec 2, 2011  Positive Klaire is absolutely amazing - if you don't know her, you're missing out. She's a fun, loving, and fun-loving person. She made me feel welcome right away at the couchsurfing burning man camp, and I feel so lucky to have her here in Seattle (I just moved here). Klaire puts in so much time running the burning man camp and organizing couch surfing events in Seattle - I'm super impressed. Klaire - thanks for always making me feel welcome. It's a special thing to feel like you belong when you go to a new festival or move to a new place. Can't wait to hang out with you more around Seattle!
 From Bruce Grewell Seattle, United States
Nov 18, 2011  Positive Klaire is an amazing party host and burning man camp organizer! The camp was a sublime experience for 100+ surfers. She's a self-contained party that is highly contagious!
 From DiaAvalonPhilly Seattle, United States
Oct 21, 2011  Positive Very Nice.... Fun & Out Going...
 From earthgirl Sydney, Australia
Oct 10, 2011 Positive We met Klaire at a CS meetup and, as we were looking for a last minute couch, she offered us hers. Thanks so much for letting us crash at such a last minute! Sarah & Caley :)
 From Kevin Webb Saint Petersburg, United States
Sep 21, 2011 Positive Klaire did an amazing job as organizer of the 2011 Couch Surfing Camp at Burning Man. She is a wonderful, warm and giving person who I am honored to call my friend.
 From NIGHTFELL Bristol, England
Sep 20, 2011 Positive Her dry wit slays me. Definitely someone worth sharing a whiskey with while watching a temple burn. Will run into you again kerpleegh. Til then. S
 From Claire de Brey The Hague, Netherlands
Sep 9, 2011 Positive Klaire is a force of nature, she spent months making our CS camp at BM happen. And it was fantastic, so big thanks to you for all your loving energy into this amazing event. Hugs and till next year!
 From ZEBRA48 The Hague, Netherlands
Sep 7, 2011 Positive Thank you for running a great Camp at Burning Man.
You made us all feel very comfortable and at 'home' !
See you again in 2012.
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