I am a wildlife biologist and lover of all things outdoors- grew up in Wisconsin, graduated college in 2015, been west of the Mississipi river ever since! Worked as a biologist or horseback tour-guide and traveled around CO, AZ, southern CA before moving to Kauai island two and a half years ago. Kauai feels like home but I'm a traveler at heart. Always have the bug to empty my savings account on a flight across the world! Starting graduate school at OSU in Corvallis in September 2019. Excited to experience the PNW :)

On Kauai I study endangered bird species (via backpacking/hiking/helicoptering), surf waves, ride horses, get way too sunburned, dive a little bit, do yoga a lot, work out a lot, spend a lot of time laughing with friends n wine around campfires on the beach. Life is good!!

Insta @brynofthemtns

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I got that travel bug. And it's bad.
I also love meeting new people and digging into conversations about the world, and life, and how grateful we are to be on this planet.

Interests

• wildlife
• horses
• birds
• arts
• wine
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• beaches
• mountains
• wildlife conservation
• plantbased

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Beatles, The Kinks, White Stripes, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Lykke Li, The Knife, Mumford and Sons, Daft Punk, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Simon and Garfunkel, the Strokes, Spank Rock, Kings of Leon (only their older stuff), Hot Chip, Mstrkrft, Wavves, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yeasayer, Dan Deacon, Al Green, Aphex Twin, Band of Horses, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Crystal Castles, Department of Eagles, Grizzly Bear, Felix da Housecat, ect

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fly in helicopters to access remote mountain cloud forest sites to study endangered forest birds (I do it every week actually!)

Teach, Learn, Share

Birding
Wildlife Conservation
Ecological Principles
Horse back Riding (English, western, training, you name it)

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, Spain, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malawi, United States