ABOUT ME

I am a student at Iowa State University studying ecology. I spend my free time making music, biking, and soaking up sunshine outdoors. I love meeting new people and gaining new experiences.

"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give on peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."

PHILOSOPHY

Never take life too seriously.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Provide fellow surfers with a comfortable and safe place to crash.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed for the first time by accident this past summer in the Netherlands.

Interests

Biking, traveling, kayaking, canoeing, yoga, restoration ecology.

• wildlife
• yoga
• traveling
• restoration
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• canoeing
• kayaking
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Scratch, 180 Degrees South, Documentaries, Trailer Park Boys

Into the Wild, Alan Watts, Nonfiction

Funk, Soul, Jazz, Reggae, Hiphop. J Dilla, Jurassic 5, New Mastersounds, The Meters, Atmosphere, Dead Prez, DJ Cam, G. Love, Howlin' Wolf, Medeski Martin & Wood, Nightmares on Wax, Quantic, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a summer in Uganda working and teaching at a rural primary school. Spent time on the banks of the mighty Nile. Saw a lion, elephants, crocodiles, gazelles, and lots of wildlife in their natural habitat. Ate fresh mangoes off the tree every day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play guitar and fix up a bicycle.