I'm living the dream!

Texas-born and raised, but have spent significant amounts of time in New Zealand, Australia, and China. I will be graduating in Spring 2016 - afterwards, I look forward to backpacking through Iceland, Europe, and hopefully South America.

Interests

My main interest is just experiencing life whether that be through food, people, museums, and/or the outdoors. I am an avid photographer and hiker, and I also spend a lot of time reading and painting. I'm a bit of an outdoors gear junkie, and I currently work for a gear company (Kammok) based in Austin, TX.

I will say I usually prefer a mountain hike to a museum - my current goal is to attend a NOLS course to get certified in wilderness first-aid and learn proper mountaineering skills.

• dining
• cooking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

(Preface: these are forever changing)

Music: Odesza, Shakey Graves, The Dodos, Purity Ring
Movies: Interstellar, The Martian
Books: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Into the Wild

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent 5 months studying and living Dunedin, New Zealand which became the best five months of my life. First experiences in (kiwi-guided) mountaineering and snowcraft, sky-diving, bungy-jumping, top roping (on beautiful bluffs at Long Beach), Scrumpy-hands, Hyde Street parties, and Red Cards... go Otago! Spending every weekend at Aoraki/Mt. Cook or Mt. Aspiring National Park was humbling and awe-inspiring. Will be going back ASAP.

Teach, Learn, Share

Kammok's motto is M.O.B., or moving others beyond - an intermixing of inspiration, community, and the outdoors. I want to show as many people as possible the wonder that is experiencing life outside in its fullest.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel stories, good jokes, bad jokes, good conversation and friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Ghana, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States