ABOUT ME

Hey, everyone! I moved to Denver in '05 to go to grad school for landscape architecture and have loved every minute since then - this place was definitely made for me. I currently live with my amazing boyfriend, Nate, in Denver. I work in the Production department of an international education organization called Up With People which takes me to many places around the world. I have my Master's in Landscape Architecture and was fortunate to work at the Denver Zoo for a few years. I lived in Pennsylvania prior to Colorado where I was a technical director and lighting designer at a theatre in Allentown. I’m a South Dakota boy originally. Other places lived: Portland (OR), Minneapolis, Tacoma (WA), Delta Junction (AK), Moscow (ID).

Some of my favorite things: banana shakes at Lewis Sweet Shop, Coca Cola, the Oregon Coast, fourteeners, NYC, short lift lines, singing in the car, the smell of pine trees and camp fires, and anything in the great outdoors.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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Interests

Some things that keep me busy: skiing, hiking, backpacking, rollerblading, carpentry/remodeling, photography, camping, volleyball, road trips, movies, yardwork, theatre. Fave music: The Script, John Denver, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, Jason Mraz, Dixie Chicks, Keane, Nickel Creek. Reading: New York City history, John Muir, Colorado history/mining history, maps, Krakauer, Brown, Tolkien, Sedaris, Bryson. Movies: Imagine Me and You, Goonies, Off the Map, Man From Snowy River, Monster, Fargo, In America, Billy Elliot, Garden State, Love Actually, American Beauty, Angels in America, Shortbus, Goodbye Lenin, The Pianist, Closer.

• singing
• architecture
• design
• photography
• beauty
• education
• gardening
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• skiing
• volleyball
• cartography
• teaching
• history
• road trips
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Colorado offers me plenty of incredible moments and it's hard to single out a specific one. I'm always amazed at how quickly I can get lost in the mountains, just a few minutes from home. I tend to gravitate towards places with water or incredible views.

In the past few years I have also discovered the incredible landscapes of southern Utah - especially the San Rafael Swell and Escalante River areas.