CURRENT MISSION

Fighting fires and picking up rocks to find cool bugs.

ABOUT ME

Hello world! My name is Ellie and I love to travel and eat. Preferably at the same time. I'm currently working around the Southwest USA in a program called Americorps NCCC. I'm a wildland firefighter and outdoor educator and all sorts of other things. I love to hike, bake, and play soccer. I love funny people and dogs. Throw on some Otis Redding, make me a good sandwich, and I'm yours.

PHILOSOPHY

"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." -Roald Dahl

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I'm looking to surf some couches around the southwest when I get my few precious days off. Most likely looking in the Texas and Colorado areas.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none as of yet, but I'm eager to start!

Interests

sports, baking, camping, motown, good books, and bacon.

• dogs
• books
• baking
• traveling
• trumpet
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• sports
• soccer
• teaching
• emergency services

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books: Poisonwood Bible, High Fidelity, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Snow Falling on Cedars, Franny and Zooey, and so much more.

Favorite Movies: Stand By Me, In Bruges, Clifford, My Cousin Vinny, Stranger Than Fiction, Philadelphia Story (and anything else with Cary Grant).

Favorite Tunes: Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Etta James, Spirit Family Reunion, Smokey Robinson, Trampled by Turtles, Dr. Dog, Dolly Parton.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At age 15 I got to play my trumpet on top of the Great Wall of China as a part of my high school marching band. That was a hard one to top, but I'm doing my best every day to get that feeling again.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a whiz in the kitchen, if I may say so myself. I also love to camp and have a pretty solid background in backcountry skills and wildland fire safety.