CURRENT MISSION

create but do not possess

ABOUT ME

My parents exposed me to a lot of Western Europe as a young child but a trip to Guatemala in high school started my desire to travel to some of the more obscure corners of the world. I love meeting new people and learning about different perspectives. St. Olaf offered me plenty of opportunities to study abroad and I took full advantage. I am approaching 50 countries but I feel like I have barely scratched the surface to exploring all of the treasures in this incredible world. I am currently a med student and hope to use this profession as a means for further travel in the future.

PHILOSOPHY

“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow”

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."

Interests

ultimate frisbee - research - volunteering - traveling - reading at coffee shops - running - mentoring - women's health - camping - water skiing - alpine skiing - random tumbling - golfing - wine tasting - drive in movies - intramurals - yoga - kayaking

• mardi gras
• wine
• coffee
• wine tasting
• yoga
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• kayaking
• camping
• skiing
• medicine
• study abroad
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

anything by/about Paul Farmer

recent favorites:
Half the Sky
Nine Parts of Desire
No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Christmas in Rome, New Years in NYC, Mardi Gras in the Caribbean, Ramadan in Turkey/Egypt, played in World Championships for ultimate frisbee in Prague

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Martinique, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States