CURRENT MISSION

Learning something from everyone I come into contact with; and showing hospitality to whoever I can.

ABOUT ME

Grew up in Columbia, Missouri. Spent college and post-college career years in Chicago as a graphic designer.

Recently served as a Peace Corps volunteer (teaching English) in China for two years. Moved to Vermont in January 2013 and love it here!

Interests

Hiking, camping, wilderness, photography, graphic design, counseling, wilderness therapy, restorative justice, reading poetry and essays about nature/sustainable living/living in rhythm with the earth, hearing live music (most genres), international cultures...

• poetry
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• reading
• music
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• volunteering

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking on the Kawa Karpo Buddhist pilgrimage on the border of northern Yunnan and Tibet. These were some of the most quiet, peaceful days of my life, yet one of the most physically demanding experiences I've had.

Tutoring elderly refugees in Chicago. It's humbling and heart wrenching to realize the difficulties that some people face when they're forced into a new country.

After being in crowded China for two years, sitting on the porch of my mother's house and hearing only the leaves blowing and cows bellowing in the pastures... that leaves me awestruck.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States