I'm a graduate student at Syracuse University studying grassland ecology and conservation, using the spectacular landscape of Yellowstone National Park as a natural laboratory.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning about a landscape, urban or natural, from the people who live there and experience it every day. I'm here to make this type of connection the next time I'm in a new place.

Interests

• wildlife
• cooking
• jazz
• hiking
• ultimate
• birding
• landsc

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I'm a jazz lover on the level of Ryan Gosling in LaLa Land. Specifically, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Esperanza Spalding, and Snarky Puppy. Strangely enough, I'm also a huge fan of modern/alternative bluegrass. Check out Punch Brothers, Lake Street Dive, and Julian Lage!
Books: environmental philosophy is my jam, so Sand County Almanac, Desert Solitaire, and books of a similar vein are my jam. For something lighter, I never say no to comics Calvin and Hobbes or Pearls Before Swine.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've snorkeled face-to-face with a manatee in a remote bay in the Florida Keys.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, India, Kenya, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru