CURRENT MISSION

laugh... a lot. travel, learn, teach, love,

ABOUT ME

"I can resist everything except temptation"
-Oscar Wilde

PHILOSOPHY

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?
-Alice

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to this, but willing to help in any way possible. If I don't have a couch for you to stay on, I can show you around wherever it is that I am currently residing... I'm usually up for going for a hike or finding some music to listen to. When in school, I'm generally quite busy and gone most weekends to play in the mountains, but always down to meet new people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've traveled a bit by myself and have relied on the generosity of people I've met. When I was a bit younger and with my grandmother we stayed with a taxi driver in Italy. He was pretty great. His wife made an insane meal that night and they played music for us at the dinner table. Most recently the West coast of the United States...a woman from the Peace Corps, Amy, let me stay with her for a week or so, some new-found friends, Gabe and Josh let me stay with them for a few nights as well. I find that the majority of people I meet while traveling seem to be wonderful and let me stay with them or find a friend that I can stay with as well.

Interests

snowboarding...boards of any kind.
climbing
running
Hiking (all 14ers in CO one day)
Mountain Biking, road biking, bikes in general
going on adventures...exploring...backpacking...
sleeping under the stars

laughing
art...in all forms

working out...fit...triathlon...
mountains...oceans
dancing

politics
traveling
looking at people

• arts
• writing
• documentaries
• dancing
• human rights
• triathlon
• running
• working out
• crossfit
• politics
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• journalism
• political science
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music keeps my heart beating... all music
Alice in Wonderland
Steal This Book
where the wild things are
Expect Resistance
No more prisons
The alchemist
Utopia
Into the Wild
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
David Sedaris
Dr. Seuss
Noam Chomsky
Kurt Vonnegut
Emerson
The Art of War
My Life Among the Serial Killers
Bobo's in Paradise
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
the giving tree

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

life...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a student, currently majoring in political science and minoring in Journalism. I am writing my thesis on climate change and its effects on security in different regions around the world. I want to go into investigative/documentary photo-journalism focusing on how climate change effects human rights. BUT i change my mind. I am currently training for a half ironman tri, and doing crossfit, and planning on getting NASM certified to be a personal trainer. SO....we will see what happens

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States