CURRENT MISSION

NW Quest - because it rhymes and to meet new people in great cities

ABOUT ME

I've had a fulfilling time as an undergrad at the University of Iowa. It's been exciting time to have no real limits on anything - activism, education, a gaggle of relationships of every kind, and living as a pedestrian. Thank you, Iowa City. Each day I spend here, the less I want to leave.

Yet, I need to see how life works outside of the midwest. I like hearing why people like living where they do.

It's my goal to have a career in the change-making, public-serving arena and pursue sustainable solutions for individuals, communities, and regions. I'm thinking that my studies in urban and regional planning will reveal the resources to do just that!

I like to shoot high.

PHILOSOPHY

To live and let live.

You are your own limit.

Diversity enables.

The only way to increase your rate of success is to double your rate of failure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to share my community with a traveler or two through a walk or a sit over coffee or a beer.

If you'd like to indulge in the same with me in your own city, I'd appreciate the same sort of hospitality and sharing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I await thee!

Interests

I enjoy competing at these things: soccer, table tennis, badminton, racquetball, ultimate (rookie), foosball, and certain N64 games (I stopped riding the video game wave in middle school).

...and not competing at these things: music listening, micro-brew exploration, reusing and reducing, enjoying a pedestrian life, searching for "trunk" solutions - not branches and leaves, coffee, and nature activities...climbing, hiking, and biking.

• education
• beer
• coffee
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• soccer
• tennis
• racquetball
• table tennis
• badminton
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are some all-time favorites:

Movies - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gladiator, The Big Lebowski, Amores Perros, Best in Show, Donnie Darko

Music - Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Why?, The Decemberists, Devendra Banhart

Books - Franny and Zooey, Ecocities, The Natural Step, The Option of Urbanism, Crime and Punishment, Harry Potter really.

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