CURRENT MISSION

Explore, connect, enjoy, and discover, while trying to leave the world better than I found it.

ABOUT ME

I bounce around the world for work and play. I live in a new place every few months, so my couch will be moving around the world pretty regularly. I am passionate about seeing the world, meeting its people and experiencing the amazing things it has to offer, while making it better along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

I couldn't easily write a few lines that would summarize my philosophy. Maskalyk's quote below sure does touch on a lot of it though.

"It is one of the ways that I make sense of the world, to believe that it hangs in a grand balance. But no matter the distance, no matter how much I travel, no matter how much I read, no matter how carefully I look, can I determine which way it tips. Good, or bad. Success, or failure. Hope, or despair. I can't say, and it doesn't matter. All I can do is pile as many efforts as possible, no matter how small, on the side I want the most."
-James Maskalyk

Interests

Better understanding the human condition, discovery, humanitarian efforts, being a nomad, nature, anti-consumerism, tea, exploration, playing, pushing limits, being in the mountains, inflatable kayaks, world religions, trying new things, biking, the unconventional life, nutrition, asking questions, traveling, competition, wandering, taking chances, basketball, documentaries, untouched parts of the world, adventure racing, fishing, rain, a good challenge, snow storms, books, passionate people, rivers, foreign markets, festivals, figuring out how to incorporate all of these things in my life on a regular basis.

• books
• documentaries
• festivals
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing
• basketball
• religion
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: An Anthropologist at Work, Ishmael, Siddhartha, Four Corners, Margaret Mead, The Cruelest Journey, Mountains Beyond Mountains, The Giver, An Imperfect Offering, Walden, The Snow Leopard, Into the Wild, Thinking Outside the Church, Life of Pi, Six Months in Sudan. Generally, non-fiction is my favorite.