ABOUT ME

I'm extremely adventurous and love the outdoors. I'm an eagle scout and have worked as a camp councilor (where I instructed wilderness survival and emergency first aid classes), a procedural assistant in a dental clinic, and a conservation commissioner on a 3200 acre reservation. Most recently, I spent the summer of 2017 working on a commercial fishing boat. Environmental Science and Philosophy at Appalachian State University.

Every day:
1)strive to accomplish something that will benefit nature or society
2)try to give more than you take
3)please, DO NOT LITTER.

Interests

Climbing, Backpacking, Fishing, Kayaking, Sailing, Running -- Anything else outdoors. Frankfurt School (critical theory), 19th century German Romanticism, Marxism, Ecological Feminism, and Aesthetics are my main philosophical interests.

• running
• flying
• survival
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• sailing
• rock climbing
• biology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

The Brothers Karamazov, Notes From the Underground, Crime and Punishment, etc (pretty much all of Dostoevsky's stuff), Kafka's works, Sartre, Camus, Kant, Hegel, Adorno, Hölderlin
Music: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Eagles, Herbie Hancock, John Williams, Kongar-Ol Ondar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen lots of sunsets and big mountains, but nothing has really left me awestruck yet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd consider myself to be a pretty good cook (I'd wager a beer that I can out-cook your favorite local restaurant). Beyond cooking, I can probably provide some pretty scintillating conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Italy, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States