CURRENT MISSION

Obtain my masters

ABOUT ME

I am a registered nurse and work in the emergency room at one of our local hospitals. I originally graduated from a community college with a General studies and more of a building trades/carpentry background. However, after working construction through high school and college I decided that I enjoyed construction and remodels as more of a hobby and started looking for other things to do with my life. I soon after got interested in the Peace Corp. After attending a meeting they said I would be difficult to place with my current education. Thus, I found an education they could use. I will be doing to the peace corp once my fiance Emily graduates from physician assistant school.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to make life my job. The following is a story I heard while travelling. It's apparently pretty common so I do not know who to give credit to for its origin but I really like it and am reminded by its moral.

A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village in southern Mexico watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican fisherman pulled into the dock. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. Enjoying the warmth of the early afternoon sun, the American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" the American casually asked.

"Oh, a few hours," the Mexican fisherman replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" the American businessman then asked.

The Mexican warmly replied, "With this I have more than enough to meet my family's needs."

The businessman then became serious, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

Responding with a smile, the Mexican fisherman answered, "I sleep late, play with my children, watch ball games, and take siesta with my wife. Sometimes in the evenings I take a stroll into the village to see my friends, play the guitar, sing a few songs..."

The American businessman impatiently interrupted, "Look, I have an MBA from Harvard, and I can help you to be more profitable. You can start by fishing several hours longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra money, you can buy a bigger boat. With the additional income that larger boat will bring, before long you can buy a second boat, then a third one, and so on, until you have an entire fleet of fishing boats."

Proud of his own sharp thinking, he excitedly elaborated a grand scheme which could bring even bigger profits, "Then, instead of selling your catch to a middleman you'll be able to sell your fish directly to the processor, or even open your own cannery. Eventually, you could control the product, processing and distribution. You could leave this tiny coastal village and move to Mexico City, or possibly even Los Angeles or New York City, where you could even further expand your enterprise."

Having never thought of such things, the Mexican fisherman asked, "But how long will all this take?"

After a rapid mental calculation, the Harvard MBA pronounced, "Probably about 15-20 years, maybe less if you work really hard."

"And then what, señor?" asked the fisherman.

"Why, that's the best part!" answered the businessman with a laugh. "When the time is right, you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions."

"Millions? Really? What would I do with it all?" asked the young fisherman in disbelief.

The businessman boasted, "Then you could happily retire with all the money you've made. You could move to a quaint coastal fishing village where you could sleep late, play with your grandchildren, watch ball games, and take siesta with your wife. You could stroll to the village in the evenings where you could play the guitar and sing with your friends all you want."

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

May 2010 Hosted Ryan McCarthy
May 2010 Hosted Zubair Noman
June 2010 Hosted Darren Knox
February 2011 Hosted Alex Hohenthaner
May 2011 Surfed Stephen Tokarski
May 2011 Surfed Anita Hyatt
June 2011 Surfed Chris Hearne
June 2011 Surfed Scott Crawford
June 2011 Surfed Jon and Nina
June 2011 Surfed Jonathan and Susan Argintar
July 2011 Surfed Erika Femrite
Sept 2011 Hosted Vicki and Mike
Sept 2011 Hosted Jen Schroeder
Feb 2012 Hosted Nidhin Joseph
March 2012 Hosted Cheyenne Mize
May 2012 Hosted Justin Hesselbart
---2012 to 2013 busy with full time school, work, and clinicals---

Interessi

I like anything outdoors and being active. My favorite summer activity is probably grilling outside with friends while playing a few drinking games. I also fill my free time with ultimate frisbee, bonfires and tubing down rivers. Since moving to Des Moines we have been playing more ultimate frisbee (love it) and utilizing the YMCA since we live so close. I have also recent discovered the climbing gym in Des Moines called Climb Iowa and have become a member there and it is awesome! It's one of my favorite ways to "work out". Some exciting fall events include tailgating ISU football games! In the winter I also enjoy snowboarding and broom ball.

• fish
• singing
• education
• working out
• drinking
• drinking games
• boating
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• fishing
• camping
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• soccer
• teaching
• medicine
• nursing
• rivers

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Witnessed NASA's final shuttle launch of Atlantis @ Kennedy Space Center

Insegna, impara, condividi

I WILL LEARN SPANISH!

Very interested in sharing/learning any new camping or bike touring tips and tricks.

Paesi che ho visitato

Belgium, Belize, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

United States

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