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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To live simply and embrace with gratitude what is here right now in front of us. To find a voice that bridges gaps between people with differing opinions to find a sustainable way forward for us, our wildlife and our planet as a whole.
It's travel season! Bouncing around New Zealand and Asia this time of year, I would love to share some time with you :)
ABOUT ME
As age slowly begins to bring in more perspective, I embrace my inner nerdisms. From birding to yoga, meditation to mountain biking. Working seasonally at National Parks and hunter chrck-stations, I try to find balance between overwork and boundless travel while soaking up our natural places and spaces. I like to chase the sun, find birds, and listen to leaves. I most recently find myself as a Wildlife Biologist in Glacier National Park in Montana, US - Hiking trails and counting birds ~*DreamJob*~
PHILOSOPHY
Be kind to the Earth, enjoy its gifts and give back. Get outside and see people and make the beautiful connections that are fundamental to our humanity.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
When I am stationary I enjoy hosting and showing people around the world I live in, when I am base-less I enjoy connecting with people and seeing their worlds.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Things began in spring of 07 when a couple buddies and I went down to bowling green for a disc golf tournament and stayed with Aaron, our host, for a few days. As soon as I heard about this site I thought it was the best thing ever, and after staying with someone we met through this site I feel bad for not signing up sooner!
In spring of 08, I finally understood what this project was about, on a huge Disc Golf tour from Wisconsin through Colorado to California and down through Texas and back, staying at a new person's house every night, it became public this world is full of beautiful, amazing people. It was an AMAZING experience with lots of hosts, all of whom were fantastic. Just wish I had more time to spend with everyone.
'11 I surfed with some amazing hosts in germany and austria and spent more time with them and really did this the right way. I met some terrific people and had some wonderful experiences!
Since then I've hosted a few and stepped away from the project a little bit but still hold it dearly in my heart.
Interests
Sustainability/Environmentalism, Backpacking, Biking(road and mountain), Disc Golf, Yoga and Meditation, Birding, Snowboarding, Farming, Foraging, Fermenting, Microbes, Learning more about our food systems and staying fit.
- gardening
- traveling
- woodworking
- outdoor activities
- cycling
- hiking
- snowboarding
- microbiology
- health
- disc golf
- yoga and meditation
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: The usual eclectic bit here, but I'm big into trance/progressive trance, throw in some house with a little downtempo and chill.
Books: Braiding Sweetgrass, Ishmael, Harvest for hope, A Sand County Almanac, anything by Michael Pollan
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Skydiving, Biking up Going to the Sun Road by moonlight in Glacier National Park, Mount Whitney at Sunrise, John Muir Trail.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you about birds, disc golf, home construction, fermentations, wine, snowboarding and environmental things. Got a story? I love to listen and could tell a few of my own.
It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here, what better time than now?
The slower you travel, the richer and more full your experience.
Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I can show you how to brew fantastic Kombucha, guide a simple meditation, or even just listen to your story. We can nerd out over coffee processes, and maybe I can even fix a few things.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Thailand, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States