CURRENT MISSION

To learn about the many cultures contained within these fine United States. Traveling with my wife (100% nomads) since early Sep 2021; we're looking for the next spot to call home!

ABOUT ME

My wife and I are currently traveling the US of A: we're enjoying *many* new adventures and searching for our next place to root. We're recent escapees from Boulder, Colorado. We are nature lovers and hikers, lifelong travelers. I love homebrewing beers and ciders and on rare occasion a mead. I recently finished a master's in social cultural anthropology. Rachel and I both have architecture undergrad degrees.

I was in the Peace Corps and lived two years in a small village in Mali, West Africa. I helped with several projects in the village, but in truth, I got more out of the experience than they got. The people were amazing.

I helped with the housing needs in East Biloxi, MS, after hurricane Katrina, practiced sustainable passive-solar residential design, but still felt something was missing, so off to grad school I went. Currently volunteering my time as a researcher with an education project in Ghana while also hunting for my next professional role.

About me: I am somewhat an idealist, interested in regionalism and the state of our society - I am not a flaming liberal, though. A lot of the time I am a pretty easy going average Joe. I love philosophical discourse or picking out the nuanced notes of the stout beer we're both drinking. I have been known to deadpan my share of one liners, but keep it mostly above the belt ;)

About my wife, Rachel: art lover, word nerd and etymology enthusiast, tree hugger, builder of stuff, and usually working in the startup sector as the person who maintains/reintroduces the humanity to the machinated methods. Let's play boggle, talk about our forests, trade puns, or build a bird house together! Let's do it in French or Spanish or German or Italian or... you tell me!

MY MOTTO

Do a good turn daily

Interests

Seeing new places, experiencing new music, meeting fun and interesting people, and enjoying nature.

• architecture
• design
• beer
• traveling
• bouldering
• music
• outdoor activities

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: non-fiction and kurt vonnegut's work. Best Book: Tao of physics
Music: Ben Harper, Beck, Neil Young, Beastie Boys, Tom Waits, Nirvana, Bright Eyes, Kinks, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong to name a few. Best album: Santana III
Movies: Office Space, Fight Club, Jonny Darko and other independent films.
Best Movie: The Big Lebowski

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in West Africa for two years

Countries I’ve Visited

Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Senegal, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mali, United States