I like people; meeting them, learning about them, and developing friendship. Everyone has a story to tell, and we can grow individually, culturally, and globally if we only open our ears and hearts to the wisdom of others. Although relatively well travelled for my age, most of my travelling has been in the context of "vacationing". I am ready to evolve as a traveler by both hosting and visiting the homes of others. I will be traveling Europe and beyond when I graduate in May. I want to see the world through the varied experience of open minded individuals throughout the world, and share in their humanity.

Good music manifests in every genre, but I listen most to singer/song writers from every generation. Singer/Songwriters: Ray LaMontagne, John Denver, Josh Garrels, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Chris Stapleton, Justin Townes Earle, Van Morrison, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper, Hozier, Alexi Murdoch, Jim Croce, Ben Howard, Neil Young, The Band Electronic: Pretty Lights, Kygo, Thomas Jack, Gramatik Hip Hop: Jurassic 5, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G, Dizzy Wright Reggae: Tribal Seeds, Rebelution, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse Reading is a special form of communication because it offers so much real-time room for creativity on the part of the reader. I love fiction and nonfiction, however I am always striving to keep room for fiction reading because it usually gets the short end of the stick when I am busy. Favorite books include: Ishmael, The theological works of C.S. Lewis, The Road, The Giver, Cold Mountain, Pascal's Pensées, and National Geographic is my favorite media I try to watch a movie a week, it is the ultimate form of story telling because the creators have near unlimited multi-sensory control. My favorite movie's include: Most everything by Quentin Tarantino, It's a Wonderful Life, Gladiator, The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Night, Memento, The Lion King