CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the world of medicine, hopefully doing some good.

ABOUT ME

I studied history and Japanese in college. Afterwards, I worked seasonally, spending my summers working trails in Yosemite, Oregon, the Adirondacks and Minnesota. I also led crews of high schoolers to complete environmental projects.

In the winters, I worked in the US Antarctic Program at South Pole Station in various trades and ran the Trauma team.

I'm currently back into school, now for medicine in Providence, RI. My life isn't as mobile as it used to be, but I don't plan on it staying that way!

Also, I have trouble remembering to put the cap back on the toothpaste.

PHILOSOPHY

To what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map? - Aldo Leopold

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The best experiences of my life have been the result of whims and the kindness of strangers. I'd like to pay it forward.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience was in Dunedin New Zealand. I was backpacking on a budget and they helped me get through. My second time I stayed in Eugene Oregon with a wonderful woman and her son.

Interests

Wilderness Medicine, Cycling and Bicycle Maintenance, Viable Zombie Counter-Measures, South Island New Zealand, Channel-Lock Pliers, Ben Davis Pants, Axis and Allies, Topographic Maps with Navigable Scales, Annual Hut Passes, The Cascades, Valving, Bike Maintenance, Hikes Greater than 20 miles, Tea, the South Pole, Journaling, Greasebombs, Rip-Rap, Smokejumpers, Setting Up Tarps, Emergency Medicine, Baking, Heavy Equipment, Swing Dancing, Scrabble, Settler's of Catan, Euchre, Pulaski Throwing, Most Varities of Adams, Chainsaws, Backpacking (or Tramping), Pack-ins, Pulpy Orange Juice, Multi-Tier Rock Wall, Minnesota, Rowing, Crosswords, Sudoku, Cooking, XCOM, Knots and Knot Theory, Star Charts, The Gospel of George Carlin, Yosemite, High Alpine Lakes, Cliff Jumping, Fixing Things

• dancing
• swing dancing
• cooking
• baking
• sudoku
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• cliff jumping
• rowing
• cartography
• history
• medicine
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:Emperor of All Maladies, A Song of Ice & Fire, The Long Emergency, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Desert Solitaire, Life of Pi, Grapes of Wrath, The Poisonwood Bible, The Corporation, Watership Down, Ender's Game/Shadow, American Psycho, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Jumping Fire, Dune, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (first half), The Iron Giant, The Phantom Tollbooth, Wheel of Time Series, Slaughterhouse 5, Everything by Douglas Adams, Most by Robert HeinleinMusic: Foreigner and Van HagarMovies:1. Waterworld2. Drumline3. The CoreIn that order.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One time, I almost ate two medium watermelons..almost.

Teach, Learn, Share

This community reaffirms my faith in humanity.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, Japan, United States