CURRENT MISSION

live life out of my backpack and live it well

ABOUT ME

I graduated from college and am now putting my Philosophy degree to good use as I travel the globe. I just finished living in New Mexico for the last year and will be in Alaska for the Summer.

Interests

climbing, vegetarianism, SCUBA diving, guitar, Gonzo Journalism, cooking, hanging out with friends, politics, surfing, poetry, awareness games, photography, backpacking, ruling the world, The Good and The True, running, camping, traveling, pente, cycling, minimalism, hitching hiking, meditation, solitude, caving, reading, couch surfing, deep ecology, slackline yoga

• poetry
• photography
• ethics
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• minimalism
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• spelunking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• rock climbing
• ecology
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

The Shawshank Redemption, Waking Life, I Heart Huckabees, Office Space, Kinsey, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Motorcycle Diaries, American History X, Amelie, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Shins, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, The Weakerthans, Elliot Smith, Jack Johnson, U2, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Oasis, Steven Lynch, Phish, Apocalyptica, Beatles, Bob Marley, Modest Mouse, Brave Combo, Rusted Root, G. Love, The Doors

any by Michael Pollan, Dave Eggars, or David Sedaris, also Ishmael, Tortuga, A Lesson Before Dying, A Walk in the Woods, The Color of Water, The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Travels with Charley, Desert Solitaire, A Sand County Almanac, Fast Food Nation, Dude Where's My Country?, Guns Germs and Steel, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Tracker, Bless Me Ultima, Cry The Beloved Country, Fahrenheit 451, Hamlet, On the Road, Othello, Gilgamesh, Animal Farm, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Clockwork Orange, Night, Hiroshima, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Brave New World, The Hobbit, The Crying of Lot 49, all Lonely Planet books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was last in Chile I got to climb to the top of an active volcano and peer down into it to see the smoking lava.

Teach, Learn, Share

I worked for a university for a few years guiding climbing/backpacking/caving trips as well as teaching clinics on backcountry cooking, wilderness ethics, and slacklining. I also have worked in a restaurant and love to cook. I would be happy to teach rock climbing and am always glad to share cooking lessons (vegetarian and some vegan). I can teach basic knitting and am always wanting to learn more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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