CURRENT MISSION

Live with kindness and deliberation.

ABOUT ME

I'm currently a graduate student at the University of Georgia studying beautiful but imperiled fish. Before that, I lived in the wonderful borderlands of AZ for three years, where I could explore the nooks and crannies of the desert and the mountains, travel the dusty roads of Sonora, or head to the Gulf of California. I also spent a year in the woods in Vermont, as well as years in Illinois with flatter terrain but wonderful people. My wife and I love to travel, cook, learn languages, study and spend time in the natural world, and meet people who have not lived the lives that we have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has provided me with beautiful, unforgettable experiences, and has allowed me to meet unique people who are lights in the world:
-Sleeping on a terrace in oaxaca city in my sleeping bag, and surrounded by fellow travelers from around the globe
-Hosting an inspirational cyclist who was on his fifth trip biking across the country to raise awareness for healthy living.
-Meeting an amazing network of locals and visitors in Tucson, AZ, including great friends from Germany, Iran and other places, folks who I have crossed paths with across the country

Interests

hiking and scrambling, soccer, admiring and studying birds and fish, liverpool football club, camping high in the mountains, reading the newspaper in print form, brewing beer and cider, traveling with family and friends, learning languages, meeting people, helping people

• wildlife
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• biology
• teaching
• languages
• mountains
• wilderness

Music, Movies, and Books

Cormac Mccarthy and his portrayal of the borderlands
Hisham Matar
Mohsin Hamid
Annie Proulx
many others

Non-fiction by George Orwell, Michael Pollan

For music: John Hartford, Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis, Bela fleck and Edgar Meyers, Radiohead, Jazz, Anouar Brahem

I love Coen brothers movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent time in college along with a few ornithologists living with the Tiriyó people in the rainforest border land of Suriname and Brazil for two summers in order to study the fascinating bird community there. There were no roads, just hunting paths, rivers, and dugout canoes. Hammock sleeping, macaws and harpy eagles, giant otters and anteaters and people who knew more about the forest than I ever could have imagined.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Dominican Republic, England, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Suriname, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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