CURRENT MISSION

Experiencing life and being Awesome

ABOUT ME
I am currently living in Scottsdale Arizona working as an Outdoor Adventure Guide for Arizona Outback Adventures. I've served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana. I have a degree in Exercise Science and another degree in Ecotourism and Adventure Travel. Spent a few seasons working as a Canopy Tour Guide in the Hocking Hills Area of, Ohio. Worked as a Wilderness Therapy Field Instructor in Wisconsin. Spent a summer doing Sea Kayak Guiding through the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Now I'm exploring the desert and saving up some money to hopefully go to New Zealand for a year :)

PHILOSOPHY

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Even though I've been a member for over a year I have never officially couch surfed. I have been able to help people plan their trips when I was staying in Botswana. So far the experience has been positive.

Interests

The outdoors, especially camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking. I also really enjoy my hammock. I love yoga too.

• exercise
• yoga
• instructor
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• whitewater rafting
• sailing
• rock climbing
• science
• tourism
• volunteering
• ecotourism
• adventure travel
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books:A Walk into the Woods by Bill BrysonThree Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools by Greg MortensonLittle Bee by Chris CleaveInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe BibleThe Help by Kathryn Stockett Dan Brown BooksThe Harry Potter Series by J. K. RowlingFavorite Movies:The Princess BrideThe Priates of the Caribbean SeriesThe NotebookElfMusic (Listen to a lot of random stuff depending on my mood):Joey HebdoGirltalkMetallicaPink FloydJack JohnsonOonaBob MarleyOARBen Folds311Dropkick MurphysDave Mathews BandLMFAOGreen DayRed Hot Chili Peppersand many many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Petted a Cheetah!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, China, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahamas, Botswana, China, United States