CURRENT MISSION

I do GIS support on contract for CALFIRE and snowboard all the little out-of-the way resorts I can

ABOUT ME

I am a 36-year-old person originally from Palo Alto, CA who has also lived in San Luis Obispo; Santa Cruz; Phoenix, AZ; and Sacramento (current).

I enjoyed a lot of typical outdoorsy stuff when I was growing up (climbing/backpacking/kayaking/skiing etc) which led me to a degree and a few professional jobs in forestry.

In 2010, I was in a fairly bad motorcycle accident, my left arm was paralyzed and I eventually had it amputated. As a result of that, I decided to go back to school and research the use of remote sensing and geographical information systems in planning post-forest-fire response. I'm currently working for a small consulting firm that contracts GIS and planning work for the BLM in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't currently have any extra space in my home but as soon as I do I will update my profile, because I'd love to host.

Interests

Music, Photography, Backpacking, anything with boats

• photography
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• kayaking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• forestry

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

Dune. The first couple Enders Game books, before Orson Scott Card got all crazy. I will read anything by Philip Dick, Ken Kesey, Chuck Palahniuk, or Isaac Asimov.

Movies:

I will watch any documentary on Netflix which means I suffered through 'Until the Light Takes Us' but on the plus side I learned about MC Frontalot.

I really like every Jim Jarmusch movie I've seen.

Music:

88 fingers louie
and so i watch you from afar
black flag
bonnie prince billy
the clash
dan deacon
dance hall crashers
descendents
the expendibles
fishbone
gang of four
HBA
the international noise conspiracy
jane's addiction
leftover crack
mc frontalot
millencolin
minutemen
the mountain goats
nofx
operation ivy
oingo boingo
primus
queen
rancid
the slackers
strung out
tom waits
townes van zandt
the vandals
the who

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The gathering of the juggalos. Not really. But someday.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States