I'm a relational outdoors fanatic, who loves feeling the earth beneath my feet with friends at my side and another beautiful adventure before me beckoning me on. I'm intentional about relationships and try to be lost in the moment often. I love trees, people, laughing, and I am always down for an adventure day, night, rain, or shine!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love exploring someplace new and getting to know people along the way, so I thought this would be a great way to do both!

Interests

My hobbies include running, mountain biking, rock-climbing, hiking, and pretty much anything that allows me to adventure and take in the breathtaking wildlife around me, including just laying beneath a tree or the stars! When I'm not out exploring, I enjoy reading a good novel or searching online for new favorite artists in a warm, quirky coffee shop. And what makes all of this even better is when I can do it with old or newly met friends.

Oh and I love mud fights and staying up late into the night laughing with friends!

• wildlife
• books
• coffee
• running
• shopping
• reading
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• snorkeling
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Shakey Graves, Glass Animals, Ben Howard, Odesza, James Vincent McMorrow...but pretty much most music from bluegrass to jazz to heavy metal, you name it.

Movies: Fantastic Mr. Fox, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Kings of Summer, Donnie Darko, Equilibrium, Suzie Templeton's Peter and the Wolf, My Neighbor Totoro, The Bourne movies, Moving Art: Forests...

Books: The Horse and His Boy, Relic, Eragon, In the Shadow of the Banyan, The God of Small Things...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran alongside a deer through the forest...it felt so wild and raw!
Led backing-packing and canoe trips in the Boundary waters!
Oh and once I got slapped in the face by a playful sea otter while snorkeling along the galapagos islands...

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru