I grew up in KC and was fortunate to have a family that loved to travel. I am warm, friendly, and enjoy meeting new people. In high school i lived in Argentina with a host family for a summer which was an unforgettable time. I went to college at Duke and one of my favorite parts of going to school there was the diversity of people and the friends I made from all across the globe. In college, I studied abroad in Barcelona for a semester. I graduated from Duke in 2012 and went on a 2 month trip to Southeast Asia with friends.

Since then I have worked at Cerner (largest health care IT company in the world; headquartered in KC). I started as a Latin America implementation consultant which took me frequently to Mexico City. I then started in Sales and I now sell our Population Health solutions in the Southwest US. I travel about 60% of the time and enjoy it. I like sales because it allows me to meet new people and travel.

This summer I am planning on going back to Argentina with some college friends to ski and visit my host family. In the next couple years I hope to visit Japan, Turkey, and explore more of France and Italy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

People are my passion and I love meeting fellow travelers from diverse backgrounds. I heard about Couchsurfing from a fellow KC Duke alum, Mike Saxton and I feel it would be fun to meet new people and tour people around KC (a very underrated and interesting city). I travel a lot for work and have a ton of airline/hotel points so I don't feel I'll crash on many people's couches but I think hosting could be a blast.

From a scheduling standpoint, I travel a lot during the week so weekends generally work best for me but I do typically have one or two weeks a month where I don't travel so go ahead and request either. In general, I am probably not looking to host people for more than 1-2 nights (hosting can be tiring) but I may make an exception so feel free to ask.

Interests

I like to meet new people, travel, ride my bike around town (I have an extra one for a couch surfer), explore new restaurants/bars, play tennis/golf/basketball, running, hiking ancient temples, snorkeling coral reefs, sea fishing, staying at eco-resorts, trying interesting food/wine, hanging at Woodside (local health club), chilling at my lake cabin (jesting, boating, fishing) , etc.

• dining
• wine
• bbq
• running
• clubbing
• boating
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• snorkeling
• skiing
• basketball
• tennis
• golf

Music, Movies, and Books

I like many different types of music. I like music with a good beat that is upbeat. Chromeo, Cut Copy, Nelly, Pitbull, classical, blues, soul/motown. I am not particularly a fan of country and strongly dislike dubstep and heavy metal.

I am a voracious reader of Google news and always keep up with current events/geopolitics. Empire of the Summer Moon was my last read. It was a great read and as a history major it was right up my alley.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ate a cobra in Vietnam.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy conversation and exploring new places. Hosting is one of my favorite things.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will bring you a bottle of KC barbecue sauce or wine (let me know which you prefer).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Spain, United States