CURRENT MISSION

live the dream

ABOUT ME

Grew up in Chicago, college in Colorado, lived in New Zealand studying abroad. Restless again, going to guatemala this summer :)

Just trying to do and see as much as I can while I'm still around. Planning on changing the world someday- currently trying to figure out the best way to go about that.

It makes me sad when I see people trapped in lives that they don't like and feel like they can't get out of.

PHILOSOPHY

Hey. Could we do that again? I know we haven't met, but I don't want to be an ant. You know? I mean, it's like we go through life with our antennas bouncing off one another, continuously on ant autopilot, with nothing really human required of us. Stop. Go. Walk here. Drive there. All action basically for survival. All communication simply to keep this ant colony buzzing along in an efficient, polite manner. "Here's your change." "Paper or plastic?' "Credit or debit?" "You want ketchup with that?" I don't want a straw. I want real human moments. I want to see you. I want you to see me. I don't want to give that up. I don't want to be an ant, you know? -Waking Life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed with some really cool folks in Auckland, thats about it!

Interests

Snowboarding, horseback riding, running, reading, hiking, music.... and meeting new people and seeing new places.

• running
• reading
• survival
• music
• equestrian
• hiking
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Omnivore's Dilemma- Michael Pollan. The Paradox of Choice: Why Less is More - Barry Schwartz. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test- Tom Wolfe. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Jack Kerouac

Music: The Black Keys, Mumford and Sons, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Arcade Fire, Ryan Adams, the Shins, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going halfway around the world to New Zealand and feeling more at home there than I ever expected to.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a fair bit about life as a student, life in the United States, and life as an American student studying abroad :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, El Salvador, Fiji, Honduras, Mexico, Samoa

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, New Zealand, United States