CURRENT MISSION

North American Film Festivals.

ABOUT ME

Originally raised in Northern California's wine country, I moved to LA when I was 18 to study film production and screenwriting. After graduating college, I spent a season WWOOFing in Brazil and then moved north to Portland, Oregon to study yoga and meditation.

I've since lived in Bozeman, SLC, NYC, and Seattle. I work freelance and seasonal jobs which entails moving around quite a bit, but I spend as much time as possible in the outdoors, preferably desert or alpine environments. Favorite activities include hiking, climbing/bouldering, running, biking, skiing, kayaking, yoga, and all kinds of dance.

Always, always, always up for travel, adventure, and time with dogs.

PHILOSOPHY

"Live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry." -Jack Kerouac

"Wilderness is not a luxury, but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread." - Edward Abbey

"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." -Christopher McCandless

"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -Frederich Nietzsche

Today is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll ever be for the rest of your life, so enjoy it!

There is always something to celebrate.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In 2016, I completed 107 days of solo road travel across the American West. This journey has shaped me in unimaginable ways purely based off the beautiful and unexpected human connections I made through Couchsurfing. The hospitality and general awesomeness of everyone I met is something to be forever treasured and reciprocated.

Interests

Filmmaking, dance, yoga, photography, literature, theatre, art, poetry, music, food and cooking, philosophy, documentary production, nature, environmental studies, geology, landscapes, land conservation, America's National Parks, outdoor activities, trail running, hiking, backpacking, camping, climbing, bouldering, road trips, vagabonding, human consciousness, meditation, existentialism, metaphysics, cats, dogs, animals, Ayurveda, Buddhism, traveling, worldly cultures, alternative sustainable communities, festivals, Burning Man, rocks, solitude.

• photography
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• yoga
• modeling
• meditation
• traveling
• bouldering
• hiking
• backpacking
• paintballing
• skiing
• trail running
• rock climbing
• tennis
• archery
• mountains
• filmmaking
• biking
• craft beer
• indie music
• mountain climbing
• acroyoga
• vegetarian cooking
• exploring nature
• urban exploring
• drinking tea
• creative writing
• good coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: On the Road, Dharma Bums, Desert Solitaire, Into Thin Air, Into the Wild, Travels with Charley, Walden, The Alchemist, The Hour of Land.

Music: A whole lotta Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the good ol' classics.
Nearly all music genres; rock, blues, soul, jazz, country folk, hip hop, electronic, classical. Depends on the mood.

Films: Into the Wild, The Motorcycle Diaries, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, 2001: Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Waking Life, The Graduate, Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked part of the Italian cinque-terre when I was 9-years-old.

My first beer was when I was 12-years-old in western Ireland.

I was fluent in French by the time I was 17-years-old. (Would love to get it back. Je voudrais practiquer si vous parlez Français!)

I once got kicked out of a Metallica concert for being too rowdy. I was wearing a white, fluffy home-sewn cat hat....

I married the prince at Burning Man.

I spent a summer WWOOFing and backpacking through southern Brazil.

Completed a 14-week solo road trip around western America, visiting 16 National Parks.

Last summer, I biked about 500 miles of the Pacific Coast Highway in three segments. And I am the least bike-savvy person in the world. (I learned how to shift friction shift gears only the night before the first tour).

Teach, Learn, Share

My favorite exchanges are intangible; knowledge, wisdom & insight.

But food is a close runner-up.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Yoga. Beer. Laughter.

The holy trine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States