Recently finished a 5 month season as a trail worker in the Klamath National Forest and Stanislaus National Forest where we built and fixed hiking trails. Before that I was working as a research assistant for the University of California in San Diego and as a server for Ballast Point. I biked across the country once and then biked a bunch after that. I studied psychology in college and right now I’m into how public health research and wilderness access and protection can intersect. I just accepted a crew leader position for a Texas State Parks trail crew based out of Austin and I'm looking for a place (or a few places) to crash for a few days during training before I settle on a more permanent place of my own!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is the coolest group of adventurers on the web and I’d rather stay with interesting people than by myself in a random hotel!

Interests

I basically love everything under the sun and am always down for something out of the ordinary

• arts
• beer
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• swimming
• psychology
• sightseeing
• wilderness
• museum
• biking
• pizza
• nutrition
• research
• backcountry

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Anything with a banjo or a Nicki Minaj feature
Movies: Weird indie films and slap stick comedies
Books: Yes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked from Baltimore to Seattle, lived in the wilderness for 5 months

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach ya anything you need to know about backpacking or reading maps, can teach a tiny bit about bike things, happy to share all sorts of stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Mexico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States