CURRENT MISSION

Cross off some of the crazy things on my bucket list including, but not limited to;
-Hike the Appalachian Trail
-Compete in a Triathlon
-Graduate from the Colorado Schoool of Mines
-Go to Bonaroo and/or Firefly
-Raft the Grand Canyon
-Build something neat
-Get married
-Paraglide off Mount Zion
-Hike up the West Coast (Northern CA to WA)
-Road Trip to Alaska
-Go to Nawleans for Marti Gras
-Make some money
-Talk to a celebrity
-Buy a new (or used) car
-Summit Everest or Kilimanjaro

PHILOSOPHY

The only thing constant in the world is change, so don't pretend to stand still.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've slept on pull-out couches & air mattresses, in hostels, pulled up to strange motels in the middle of the night to crash, and of course made the earth my bed plenty of times. My experience in pulling up to a stranger-but-soon-to-be-friend's house and crashing on their couch is definitely lacking, but can be fine tuned pretty quickly.

Interests

The outdoors, the indoors, math, sports, books, what? But really-- CURRENT runner, lover of calculus, and connoisseur of books and the environment (and sometimes books on the environment). A FUTURE engineer, world (not famous) skier, and all-around adventurer.

• books
• environment
• triathlon
• marathon
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• adventure races
• skiing
• sports
• paragliding
• engineering
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Dead Poet's Society, The Departed, The Princess Bride, Saving Private Ryan, and most recently Boyhood

The Dirty Heads, The Black Keys, The Killers, Flume, Grouplove, Portugal. the Man, Lana Del Rey, Flosstradamus, Jake Bugg, Passion Pit, Walk The Moon, Chet Faker, Alt J, Cage the Elephant, The Kooks, The Strokes, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Vampire Weekend, Dillon Francis

The Glass Castle, Doctor Zhigavo, Freakonomics, Lord of the Flies, The Red Badge of Courage, The Last Lecture

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been lucky enough to travel a good portion of the world and see some pretty incredible things, but anyone can be amazing in that sort of way. I've always been pretty scrawny and weak, so naturally I try to push my body to its limits. One time, I ran a marathon. I was slow as hell and passed out at the finish, but I did it and it's one of my proudest accomplishments. Oh and I've seen Pope Francis twice and that's been pretty cool.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States