I am an native English speaker who is passionate about experiencing different cultures and meeting a variety of people with my family. Looking to learn Portuguese from scratch and sharpen my beginner Italian. I enjoy anything that gets me outside and dirty. I like to garden, cook, "play" farm with my chickens, hike with my family and dog, play soccer, and read. I enjoy all music genres esp. grunge/alt rock and, lyrical hip-hop/rap, and indie-pop/ country and I'm learning drums. I work as an environmental engineer - which one day I hope I can leverage to help underserved communities.