CURRENT MISSION

living in the moment

ABOUT ME

Growing up in the South Carolina and getting my undergraduate degree in Tennessee, I have now left the U.S. for the moment and have spent the last year teaching English in Nantes, France. Throughout my entire life, travel and the outdoors have been a guiding force, inspiring my primary intellectual interests of international and sustainable development. I have spent summers months backpacking, climbing, and rafting in Costa Rica, and around the states in Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, and Alaska. I studied abroad in Madagascar, Haiti, and Jamaica.

My most recent adventures have been a two-week solo trek across Corsica and a month traveling across Thailand and Cambodia. This summer, I have set my sights on the sea and will be crewing on a sailboat traveling from Croatia to Greece.

The more I see of the world, the more I thirst to experience and see other cultures!

PHILOSOPHY

"Happiness is only real when shared."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travel of course and meet new people

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

pretty green

Interests

Photography, being outdoors, backpacking, brewing beer

• photography
• beer
• traveling
• homebrewing
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• kayaking
• sailing
• skydiving
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my all time favorite reads:

On the Road/ The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Into the Wild
Desert Solitare/ The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
Wanderlust
Wild
East of Eden/ Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving in Utah
Kayaking class 4 rapids in the Green River
Climbing Devil's Tower in Wyoming
Working in Haiti and Jamaica
Backpacking and living in Madagascar
Living la vie française
Island hopping in Thailand and Cambodia

Next adventure: Sailing from Croatia to Greece!