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Ten months in New Zealand was well worth it. So many fascinating people live on the beautiful islands, and I had the privilege to meet and live with some of them.

Mark the Crazy Goldminer, March 1 2012

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I’m a California native who has spent the last 6 years exploring the world. After college, I backpacked around New Zealand for year, spent 8 months volunteering and traveling in Southeast Asia, and worked for a year in Australia. During that time I was volunteering on farms using helpx.net and finding odd jobs to pay my way. Then I leveled up and worked as an English teacher in Japan for two years through the JET program. With a new goal to learn Spanish and travel in Europe, I’m currently teaching English in Malaga, Spain.

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When I think about summers in Santa Barbara, this is what I dream about... walking down the steps in my wetsuit, going snorkeling, and making a new friend at the beach who takes my picture at sunset! #grateful #santabarbara

Santa Barbara is so pretty!! Qué bonita mi ciudad... #nofilter #grateful

Solstice Parade 2019! This year’s theme was “Wonder.” I’ve been in the parade twice (when I was in high school) but this year I was watching. I’d love to join one of the choreographed dance groups someday. It looks so fun! I’m grateful for my kooky, hippie and beautiful hometown of Santa Barbara! I’ll be here for the summer and return to my other home in Malaga, Spain at the end of September.

The car ferry in Riva de Garda was super fun! Plus a few more miscellaneous pictures. This is my last Italy post. I’ve been back in SB for 6 days!!

I’m trying to catch up with pictures from the summer! Now I’m home in Santa Barbara working at a summer camp with kids! This is from an awesome via ferrata in Mori, Italy, a tiny town northeast of Lake Garda. Our rental car had a flat tire and our repairman was also a climber, so I invited him to climb with us the next day. It was fun talking to an Italian! Klaus lives in a tiny town with just 8 houses. His family has cows and a garden, and he spends his time repairing cars and vespas and building his own house. One of the things I like most about traveling is that it gives you the chance to meet people you would never normally have the chance to talk to. It’s fascinating to compare our lives and realize that even though they are drastically different, we are still both fortunate in our own ways.

We took a gondola up to Reinhold Messner’s Corones mountain museums. Messner was the first person to climb the 14 highest peaks in the world - and he did it all without oxygen. He was also the first person to cross Antarctica and Greenland without snowmobiles or dog sleds. He also walked across the Gobi desert alone. Now he is in his 70s and has published over 80 books about his experience and has 6 museums devoted to photography, art, and culture of mountaineering. (Dad and I have visited 5/6 museums!) What an inspiration! In his movie he said that he does what he does to prove that nothing is impossible. If you’re in northern Italy, go check them out! They are always in epic locations like a converted medieval castle or fort or on top of a mountain only accessible by gondola. We gotta go to the last one dad!

Countries Visited:

USA
Mexico
Canada
Argentina
Chile
Israel
New Zealand
Australia
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Taiwan
Indonesia
Malaysia
The Philippines
Japan
France
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Spain

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Interests/Hobbies

Music:
ukulele, flute, piano, guitar, singing
Sports:
ultimate frisbee, via ferratas, rock climbing, acro yoga
Dance:
swing, salsa, bachata, contact improv
Food:
vegan, experimental
Art:
drawing, watercolor painting
Languages:
English, Spanish, Japanese

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