ABOUT ME

I have just finished the last semester of my undergraduate degree, on national exchange in Juneau, AK. I have been living in many places, including San Francisco, New Hampshire, rural Southern California, and now on a wildlife refuge in Texas. I'm currently doing an internship doing data collection and analysis on woodland bird habitat. Originally from Wisconsin, I spend my time now working with ceramics, camping, snowboarding, doing research in biology, volunteering with animals, rock climbing, hiking, and finding innovative ways of living.

PHILOSOPHY

"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved." -Kurt Vonnegut

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Will be hosting as soon as I can, currently plan to stay with hosts while traveling

Interests

Backpacking, biking, snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, soccer, tea, ceramics, animals, marine sciences, exploring, ecology, music festivals, seasonal jobs, iceland, water/swimming/sailing, efficiency, cities, climbing, kayaking, ecology, volunteering, cleansing, transience, documentaries, biodiversity...

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Harold and Maude, Dancer in the Dark, Heima, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Benny and Joon, Amelie, The Blue Planet, Dandelion, Baraka, Ma Vie en Rose, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Habla con Ella, and more

Music: http://www.last.fm/user/Ucitekett

Books: Golden Apples of the Sun (Ray Bradbury)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently when on an ice climbing trip with my current university, we went out to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, and then went to Skagway, AK to explore the many ice-waterfalls that exist there in the winter. The whole experience was incredible and inspired me to apply for a job as a glacier guide for this coming summer.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have done ceramics, skiing, and rock climbing intermittently since I was a kid, I have confidence in my ability to teach the basics of all three.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States