CURRENT MISSION

Making more efficient solar cells to power the world sustainably!

ABOUT ME

I'm a traveling Chemist/Physicist looking to see more of the world as inexpensively and richly as possible. I've found the richness in experiencing the world on a shoestring with a backpack on my back. My professional life has taken me from Australia to New Zealand to America to Europe. My boyfriend is an artist/illustrator who I met in Austin, TX and he'll be couchsurfing with me.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't follow the crowd.

Interests

Traveling and thinking about traveling is one biggie. I run a lot, cook, garden, write chemistry papers, and brainstorms new travel plans. My boyfriend Zel reads, runs, draws, illustrates, and really enjoys trees and green growing things.

• cooking
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• backpacking
• animation
• chemistry
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Recently, experiencing the European lifestyle after living in America for many years. Where Americans focus on getting things done, making money, and buying, Europe is much more about keeping a balanced, livable life. It's great!

Also, being faced to face with a lioness in the wild in Botswana, getting trapped in a blizzard in the Colorado Rockies, and a few other things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States