ABOUT ME

My hiking boots have pink shoelaces. I always book flights on the right side of airplanes because I can only fall asleep on my right side. I've been to every US state except Maine, Alaska, and Hawaii. I love orange jackets. I drink pumpkin spice lattés year-round. I've worn Rainbow sandals year-round since high school—even in the snow—and I'm on pair 3. My last pair got stolen by hyenas in South Africa. I love long walks on rainy summer nights. I'm lactose-intolerant but didn't realize it until I was 22. I love road trips and think they should never be planned.

Interests

I have a strong interest in environmental policy, especially as it affects environmental justice and water rights. Those issues really get me going. On a similar note, I also LOVE exploring what nature has to offer, and thus am an avid backpacker and hiker. I also have a passion for film, and have experience with/in film theory, criticism, journalism, and filmmaking itself. That, in fact, is why I recently moved to Los Angeles. If we meet up, I'd love to tell you more about my journey and hear what you have to say!

Oh, yeah, and I also just started brewing beer.

• animals
• books
• film making
• beer
• drinking
• homebrewing
• hiking
• backpacking
• journalism
• road trips

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In the summer of 2011, I got locked inside the Desert Dome at the Omaha Zoo with my little sister. The exhibit has a bunch of animals that just walk around freely, and we got lost and then stuck inside a few minutes after the zoo closed. The animals followed us around as we panicked and cackled loudly at the setting sun.

That was when I made my first 911 call.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Brazil, Cayman Islands, China, Egypt, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Qatar, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States