CURRENT MISSION To live, learn, listen, and love everywhere I'm at. ABOUT ME I never know how to start with an "all about me" question. I feel like this should be accompanied by those books you used to make in preschool where your teacher told you to draw pictures in a book that included a self-portrait, a drawing of your family, your favorite animal, and your best rendition of your favorite Impressionist artist. Wait, your teacher never asked you to try to copy Monet or Cezanne? I hope your not paying student loans on that education then. Anwyway, I'm 27 and just recently returned from a 10-month journey through South America that was easily the most amazing experience of my life. Prior to that jaunt, I was working the 9-to-5 as an analytical chemist in one of those big ole' pharmaceutical companies. Basically, I got a little burnt out on life in the lab and took a life-changer to travel/Wwoof through South America. I'd love to delve into more of my travel experiences, but I can share them with you when we meet. I'd love to hear about your life too, but I guess this is all about me so I'll just keep going a little bit. I'm a trumpet and piano player too and love to play jazz. I've played in a jazz ensemble, a wedding band, and a jam/comedy rock band. It's been pretty interesting for my musical repertoire. Also, I'm a runner and an avid ultimate frisbee player. If your not familiar with ultimate or have misconceptions about the sport (i.e. bunch of hippies running around with a flying disc), you should check out some youtube videos on the subject to see what I'm talking about.