I grew up and went to school in New York and lived only 4 hours from the mountains. My best friend got me into climbing mountains during college, and since then, I can't get enough hiking. I love being on top of a mountain and being able to see for hundreds of miles. I'm trying to get into climbing more, especially now that my little brother is doing it too, and there is no way he can be better at something than me!

Life is more fun when you don't always know what going to happen. I'm a firm believer that you can't take life too seriously, I find that it makes life more fun. I have also found that the best medicine is always laughter, even if its at my own expense. I can be very sarcastic, so much so, I have gotten in trouble a time or two at work. Who would have thought that not everyone in the army doesn't like to teased?

I'm very close with my family. My parents instilled a hard work ethic into me that I carried over to the Army. My brother is one of my best friends. When ever I'm home I always make a point to spend some time with him. Unfortunately we don't get to talk as much as I would like because our work scheduled are so different.

I'm very active. I love getting out and going for a run. Nothing like a nice run to stretch the legs and clear the mind after a king day. I ran cross country and track in college, so i can be a bit competitive at times. I'm also a pretty big biker but I didn't have a bike for the past year so I can't wait to get back out there and start biking around. My big goal in life is to do an ironman by the time I'm 30.

I've been in the Army for 4 years now. I just spent a year in Korea and loved it! It was a lot of fun being surrounded by a culture that was so different than what I'm used to. I had a lot of fun exploring the country side and seeing all the different things out there. Before Korea I was in DC for 3 years. I had a blast there. I have my degree in history, so I had fun with all the different museums and monuments there. I also really liked how close the Shenandoah Valley was. It only took a hour to get away from the city and be surrounded by green and hills.

I'm currently in Afghanistan, so meeting up right now is just about impossible right now. But I could always use a pen pal while I'm over here!

I just moved to the area and I'm really excited about being here in Tacoma. I'm going to be here for the foreseeable future, and I could even see myself staying here after I'm done with the Army. The proxsimity to everything outdoors is awesome! One of my favorite ways to get to know an area is to go for a run and try to get lost, and then try and find my way back.

As much as I love the Army, I really miss being in the classroom teaching. Once I'm done with the Army, I plan on going back to school to get my masters so I can teach again.

Not paying attention to important instructions and winging what I'm supposed to be doing.

Taking naps. I used to joke with my best friend in college that I could go All American in napping. That usually made him mad because he was always doing school work.

My height

Books: The Game of Thrones series, A Long Way Gone, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Things They Carried, and just about anything by Bernard Cornwell, and Arnie the Doughnut.

Movies: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, We Were Soldiers, The Patriot, The Other Guys, 21 Jump Street, Beverley Hills Cops, The Die Hard movies.

As for TV and movies, as long as its funny, I'll more than likely like it. How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Sherlock, NCIS, The League, Archer, Boy Meets World, Scrubs, Games of Thrones, Modern Family, The New Girl, and Psych.

My Family
My hiking boots
My health
The outdoors
Friends
My faith

Getting outside and exploring. I love going to new places and just meandering around and seeing what and who is out there. I've been know to talk to random people on the metro when I was living in DC. But on the Korean subway, I just got stared at.

Either out getting dinner and drinks with friends, or just sitting at home relaxing from the week.

When I'm not watching my manly action-thriller movies, or wrestling a bear, I'll occasionally find myself wanting to watch a chick flick.

You need a hiking/ climbing buddy!