I moved from Bloomington, Indiana to Vermont to go to UVM. After graduating, I decided to stick around for a bit until another place calls to me. I have a lot of drive and motivation (most of the time) and I think I'm a little too serious sometimes, but I still love to laugh and be surrounded by funny and interesting people.

I like to be active and try new things, especially new types of cuisine. I love reading, going to the movies, travelling, making homemade ice cream, and playing my violin. I really enjoy hiking, yoga, biking, and (trying to) longboard. If you asked any of my close friends about what I like, the first things they would say are barbeque, Motown music, and college basketball.

I may still be trying to figure out who I am, but I know what I love and I know my core values. My Midwestern roots make me a very humble, yet direct and honest person. I would say that I'm happiest though when caffeinated and engaging in outdoor activities.

I would love to work in international community development, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. My dream job would be to work with coffee farmers in East Africa, helping them reduce their poverty and realize their own aspirations.

pulling out random trivia to impress people, word games, any kind of puzzle, name that tune, making babies smile.

Anna Karenina, Memoirs of a Geisha, pop fiction and nonfiction, Paolo Coelho, Langston Hughes.

Princess Bride, anything Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Wes Anderson films, Nollywood movies, and esp. international films.

Workaholics, Family Guy, New Girl, Modern Family, Parks and Rec, Community, Discovery channel miniseries, Girls

Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Sam and Dave, anything produced by Berry Gordon, a lot of indie music, classical, jazz, and swing. I could go on... I really like unexpected mash-ups.

how much I wish I had a dog. And whether I most agree with Sartre, Heidegger, Neitzsche, or Kant.