I live in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri near the Mississippi River, but travel quite a bit around the region doing ecological research and management for work, as well as for fun. I'm lucky to have a job I like.

I'm fairly introverted and prefer small groups, but find forcing myself out of my comfort zone to be rewarding. Couchsurfing is a great tool for such things!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I've hosted a few times and been hosted a few times, and each experience was great. Getting the local scoop is invaluable when visiting a new place! What use is travel if you don't get to know how people there actually live?

兴趣

How things work, biology/ecology, foreign languages, making stuff, just about everything.

• animals
• hiking
• ecology
• geology
• languages
• botany

音乐、电影和书籍

I'll try to keep this short -

Music:
Tom Waits, Steve Reich, Cake, the Black Keys

Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Children of Men, Interstellar, Jurassic Park, Plant Earth

TV:
Black Mirror, The Office, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Books:
Sapiens, Cosmos, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, field guides, Into the Wild

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Spent the past few summers collecting botanical data in the field for various ecological research and monitoring projects.

Was an extra and searched for snakes on outdoor sets for the David Fincher movie "Gone Girl", which was shot in my town.

教，学，和分享

I can tell you all about the local plants and animals! If you speak something besides English, I'd love to learn a little bit of your language.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I can be pretty flexible with hosting situations, and don't require too much.

我游览过的国家

France, United States

我居住过的国家

United States