CURRENT MISSION

Forever exploring the mountains

ABOUT ME

Colorado native returning home after spending 10 years away - running a honey tasting trekking company in Turkey, mapping silk road trade routes as a National Geographic Young Explorer, and spending a lot of quality time soaking in hot springs across the globe. Now, I work online for an environmental movement driver called 350.org and spend every non-working writing our outside romping around with my puppy.

PHILOSOPHY

Mountains or bust.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

While living in Turkey, through CS, Warm Showers, and other means, I hosted some 50+ people in my home. It changed my life in so many wonderful ways.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A+++

The only reason why I have a 40% respond rate is because while living in Turkey I got very creepy messages from locals on occasion. If you send me a very creepy message, I will not respond...no matter how many times you send it.

Interests

Great books and stories, podcasts and NPR, anything outdoors, anything environment, anything with animals.

• animals
• writing
• books
• festivals
• environment
• running
• podcasts
• outdoor activities
• wrestling
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think everything is pretty amazing, but a few things that I think would be particularly wonderful to witness and I never have are: a sumo wrestling fight, a camel race, a rattle snake festival, anything having to do with Antarctica.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, India, Japan, Turkey, United States