CURRENT MISSION

Understand our environment to better protect it, make great friends, and share life-long experiences

ABOUT ME

I am constantly in a state of intellectual inquisitiveness to inquire as much as I can about the world while doing my best to save (what we have left of) our natural resources. I love being outdoors, but just as well enjoy a conversation over coffee or drinks about politics, culture, or virtually anything for that matter ;) I am very open-minded, and greatly desire to become a more worldly person in my thoughts and actions.

PHILOSOPHY

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever"- Ghandi

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect."-Aldo Leopold

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had the great experience of meeting Ally Duffy through Couchsurfing. We both were attending a conference in New Orleans last year and were unable to find anyone to host us, so we split a hostel room. Oh, the fun that was had!

Interests

Ecology, Tuba Playing, German Language and Culture, Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Travel, Cooking, US Politics, German Politics, International Resource Management

• culture
• environment
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• hunting
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm down for everything from classical to jazz and everything in-between. Heck, I even enjoy a good polka or waltz every now and then and used to play in a polka band.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My semester spent abroad in Marburg (an der Lahn), Germany: a multicultural experience which has forever changed the way I lived and my life philosophy

Researched the effects of the BP Oil Spill on the salt marsh sediment microbial communities during summer 2012