I'm always seeking new experiences and wonderful people to share them with! I split my year between working as a PADI scuba diving instructor in warm tropical locations and as a marine biologist for the national marine fisheries service on fishing boats in Alaska. I have many passions that I love to share with the people I meet, especially food! I'm an open-minded, outgoing, laid back adventurer who's never in one place for long and am quick to laugh and bond with new friends. When I'm not traveling I can usually be found somewhere on the west coast of the US (California, Washington, or Alaska) hiking, diving, mushroom hunting, and wandering around the beaches and forests doing various shenanigans.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to connect with locals while traveling to share stories, adventures, food, and good company. It is the best way to get to know a locale and show others why you love your home.

Interests

Scuba diving, conservation, hiking, traveling, cooking, reading...pretty much anything else outside or on the water

• environment
• dining
• cooking
• instructor
• reading
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• hunting
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• biology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Little Miss Sunshine
Up
Grand Budapest Hotel
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Lord of the Rings
Amelie from Montmarte

Books:
Shantaram
Fight Club (and everything else by Chuck Palahnuck)
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Omnivores Dilemma
Brave New World
The Tao of Pooh

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I work in Alaska on commercial fishing vessels....yes, it is like Deadliest Catch

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share my passions for cooking, scuba diving, the marine environment, and foraging/mushroom hunting

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, French Polynesia, Greece, Indonesia, United States