ABOUT ME

Born in the Sierra Nevada mountains in a small mountain community of Truckee, California.  Before I was one year old my parents had what society would call a mid-life crisis when they moved 3 boys, I am the youngest, all under 5 from the mountains of California to the beaches of Kihei, Hawaii.  There was a construction boom based on an influence of foreign money after some bad hurricanes in the early 90s that my dad saw as an opportunity.  This is where my relationship with the ocean truly began.  One of my earliest childhood memories is floating in the crystal clear waters looking out into an endless blue horizon.  After 2 years of struggling to survive the day to day my parents decided to move back to Truckee.  The first winter back was one of the worst winters of my life.  My parents recall me watching it snow from the sliding glass door and balling my eyes out.  They knew early on I was meant for the beach.

Growing up in Truckee was truly a blessing as I created lifelong friendships in arguably one of the most beautiful places in the world.  Conditioned and pressured by family I went to university at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on the Central coast of California. In my 4 years I managed to balance my plant science education, playing competetive club soccer, my social life, all while forming a new relationship with the Pacific Ocean.  After graduating in Winter of 2012 I made a decision to work/trade on an organic farm in upcountry Maui, Hawaii.  I was supported by my friends and family took off on a one way ticket.  That was the start of a 6 year journey of chasing summer around the globe to some amazing surf destinations.

For nearly 6 years I rarely spent more than 3 months in a particular area. Balancing my time between the Mountains and the Oceans.  Drawn by a search for the new and an endless cycle of opportunities that allowed me to work, travel and thrive in some of the most beautiful places on the planet.  Many of the places I traveled to seemed to have picked me more than I picked them.  Meaning I felt a very strong energetic pull to many of these places based on their relative location to the Ocean, fresh water, sacred mountains or peaceful towns. In these beautiful places I met many wonderful human beings who helped me on my path of learning through immersion.  I picked up many valuable skills from very knowledgable teachers throughout this self dubbed “grad school of life.”  I have managed a 4 acre organic farm on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui for 2 winters.  I have spent 5 months at an intensive organic farming internship on the coast of Oregon.  I have volunteered at a surf camp in Costa Rica and I have picked raspberries on a farm in Dunedin, New Zealand.  These experiences gave me real life practice at create new relationships, sharing dreams and visions, dealing with difficult situations, pushing my personal comfort levels, learning valuable skills, immersing myself in uncomfortable scenarios all which lead me to a new found appreciation for what I am capable of and what my dreams truly are!

Most recently I worked this past summer managing a native plant nursery in my hometown of Truckee, California.  I was also fortunate to have the opportunity to coach the junior varsity boys soccer team of Truckee High to a one loss season. Upon the end of the soccer season and the changing of season in the mountains I moved into my 1993 Ford Coachman and drove down the coast. Currently surfing or picking up trash along a beach somewhere on the Central Coast of California!