CURRENT MISSION

To finish my dual master's in Latin American Studies (environmental development) and Public Policy

ABOUT ME

Well, today is May 26th, and I am getting married the day after tomorrow! Pretty dang excited! :D Other than that, I am going into my second year of graduate school this fall, and am looking forward to taking International Trade Law, Portuguese, and Public Organization Theory. Also, I will start working on my thesis, which should be fun/difficult/interesting...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I will be traveling the entire summer to do field research, but I have a futon in my living room back in Tucson. It's not extremely comfortable, but we are super close to downtown and we're pretty quiet. We have hosted prospective students interested in going to the University of Arizona, but have yet to host anyone from Couch Surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed once through CS, many many years ago while on a cycling tour down the Pacific coast. We stayed with a host in Monterey, CA for three days and had a blast!

Interests

For fun, I love being outside and activities such as backpacking, cycling, swimming, gardening and running. Unfortunately, it has been difficult lately to have time for these things because up until this month, I worked two jobs and am a full-time student. I also enjoy a good beer, playing music and just talking and relaxing.

• beer
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• swimming
• law
• public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bon Iver, Nickle Creek, Oscar Peterson, Sam Cooke, Olodum, Phish, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yann Tiersen, Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend, Gorillaz, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Centralia Massacre, Gilberto Gil, Otis Redding, Kings of Convenience, Beirut, The Scarring Party, Barbatuques, Nat Baldwin, Seu Jorge, Chris and Thomas, Caetano Veloso, The Decemberists, The Everybodyfields, Aesop Rock, Busdriver, Iron and Wine, Bill Evans, Joao Gilberto, Regina Spektor, Rachmaninoff, Andrew Bird, Debussy, Erroll Garner, Blackalicious, Chopin, Carla Bruni, Greatful Dead, Beethoven, Ray Lamontagne, Architecture in Helsinki, The Avett Brothers, Jazz Mandolin Project, Beck, Sufjan Stevens...

Movies: True Grit, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Triplets of Belleville, Little Miss Sunshine, No Country for Old Men, Labyrinth, There Will Be Blood, Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist.

Books: When you are Engulfed in Flames, A Walk Across America

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in the Tetons, and Glacier National Park are two of the most surreal experiences...just sayin'...