I'm a graphic designer, illustrator, and technology expert. A few years ago I started photographing everything around me, which led to a fascination with travel.

I'm an art director in Minneapolis, and I've started to travel every year around March for my birthday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm excited to share my experiences with people. I love getting to know different personalities, cultures, and aesthetics, basically anything that helps me grow as a global citizen. Maybe I'm searching for where I want to drop my permanent address pin. :)

Interests

Graphic design, fine art galleries, coffee shops, urban exploration, lifestyle photography, cooking, understanding new religious perspectives, vintage camera collection, cheese fondue, good independent music. My rabbit Clover.

• arts
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• cooking
• recipes
• cheese
• coffee
• technology
• traveling
• music
• animation
• cartography
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

My Spotify told me I'm into "indie electronica" so Washed Out, Purity Ring, Beach House, Royksopp, the list goes on and on.

Movies I enjoy are ususally pretty artsy, Coroline being my favorite.

Books include Brave New World, The Island, (basically anything Aldous Huxley) The Picture of Dorian Gray, classic novels (especially with scifi themes)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've gone paragliding with my best friend over the lakes in Pokhara, Nepal. That was pretty epic. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm an expert at Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom and InDesign. Beginning to understand complexities of photography with SLR's, and I used to work at Apple, so iOS and Mac's are right up my alley.

I've been called a "professional Googler" at work several times.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences, recipes, awesome conversation, connections with photographers and graphic designers from one of the premier locations in the US, Minneapolis. (Believe it or not, that's what this area is known for.)

I have NEVER been outside the USA, and I'm so excited to make that happen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, India, Nepal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States