CURRENT MISSION

To figure out my future

ABOUT ME

I'm a Washingtonian born and raised. I've been all over, but to me the Pacific Northwest is still the best. I take a pretty relaxed stance on life. That being said, I'm ambitious, friendly, and outgoing. I really like whales. I'm probably going to spend my life studying them, if I have anything to say about it. That's about all I can think of for now. If you want to know anything else, just ask.

PHILOSOPHY

With a strong desire and personal conviction, you can achieve anything you want.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I have a couch to give, I will become a gracious host. For now, sadly, I'm stuck on the taking side of the equation.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Apart from staying at friends' houses, I'm a couchsurfing greenhorn.

Interests

Not necessarily in this order: nature, plants, animals, talking to people, the ocean, hiking, black coffee, fishing, travel, whales, marine biology, scuba diving (you get the picture)

• animals
• coffee
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• biology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Requiem for a Dream, Monsoon Wedding, Amelie, Finding Nemo, I Heart Huckabees, and more.

Music: Sean Hayes, Greyboy Allstars, The Shins, Lettuce, Death Cab for Cutie, James Taylor, Greg Brown, Poe, and more.

Books: The Master and Margarita, The Power of One, Anything by Richard Brautigan, Ender's Game, hopefully Atlas Shrugged if I ever finish it, and more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was once involved in disentangling a humpback whale from a bunch of crab pots. The poor animal was as close to hogtied as a whale can get. Five hours and a couple of scary moments later, it was free of almost all of the ropes. The whale swam off, exhausted. I still don't know if it lived, but I like to think it did.

Teach, Learn, Share

Adult botflies capture mosquitoes and lay their eggs on their probosci(ses?). When the mosquito bites you, an egg is implanted under your skin. The larva hatches and lives in you, feeding off your blood and meat. When it is big enough, it crawls out drops into the dirt and metamorphoses into an adult. Repeat cycle. Creepy, but true.