CURRENT MISSION

Summer Adventures

ABOUT ME

Recently started life in the 9-5 world at LLBean after graduating from college with an Art History major... loving life in Portland and Maine and always looking to hike, bike, ski, camp, the local area but also enjoy jetting off to find surf and visit buddies near and far. Outgoing, considerate, love to cook delicious meals with friends and pair with some microbrews. Passionate about the environment but not the preachy type. Enjoy jamming on the ukulele with buddies who play banjo, guitar, keys...
Enjoy intelligent debate and discussions around current events and issues, love showing people around my new hometown of Portland.

PHILOSOPHY

Livin the way life should be in Maine- thinking green, finding surf, getting outside as often as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting people in Portland, ME and now trying to couch surf myself

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Travelled in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and always found friendly locals and gracious hosts - would like to return the favor!

Interests

surfing (waves...in the ocean), art and architecture, ukulele, laid back living, sustainability, delicious foods on a budget, grilling, Boston Red Sox, maine and the coast, homebrewing, exploring new locales, finding vistas, hiking, 'polar bear' swimming, discovering new music,

• arts
• architecture
• festivals
• environment
• cooking
• homebrewing
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• swimming
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Will listen to anything music wise - enjoy everything from the Grateful Dead to Beirut to John Prine to Jimmy Buffett to dance beats to bluegrass - I'll give anything a try.
Read a lot of books, mostly non-fiction lately - surf history, architecture books, sustainable/green issues...
Love comedies movie-wise and don't go for horror flicks...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Invited to represent Surfrider Foundation to give speech about sustainable surf technologies to CEO's of biggest surf companies in the world at Noosa Festival of Surfing (Australia) in 2008.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you how to surf (if there are waves!)... Yes, there is surf in Maine, the water is freezing and you'll need a wetsuit (even in summer) but I can help you sort all that out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom, United States