the Journey

Living with an Adventure Spirit.

La Jolla Shores, California

Shore Dives, Kelp Forest, Canyon Wall, Night Dives, Navigation

Kauai, Hawaii

Sheraton Caverns Night Dive
Reef Wall Drift Dive

Point Loma, California

Yukon Wreck & Dinohead

Maui & Molokai, Hawaii

Hammerhead Sharks + Drift Dive

Adriatic Sea, Montenegro

St. Nicola’s Island, Budva

Santa Cruz Islands, California

Snorkeling Santa Cruz Islands Kelp Beds with Seals and Garibaldi

SCuba Diving

Night Flight over Lagunas

Piloted Piper Archer at Night

Russian Yak

Piloted Yak | Flying upside down, Loops, Barrell Rolls, and Spins

Solo Flight

Cessna 152

50+ Hours

Southern California Training from Rison Aviation

Cross Country Solo

Takeoff at Gillespie, over Lagunas to to land in Thermal, Takeoff over Palm Springs to land in Hemet, Back to To Gillsepie

Washing Planes for Flight Hours

FlyING

575+ Miles Across California

575+ mile Bike Ride from San Francisco to San Diego with Josh Beatty & Austin Kraintz

100+ Mile Centuries

Hunting Beach to SD, Sunset cliffs to Oceanside Round trip, Big Sur Century, Santa Barbara to Laguna Beach 140+ Miles.

MS150 Bike Race

Two Days, 150 Miles

Daily Bike to Work

Rode bike to work for multiple years 8-10 Miles for years

Bicycling Teams

O4J Bicycling Team | Weekly Rides | 1-2 years of rides with Josh Beatty & Austin Kraintz

Cycling with Family & Travel

Riding with the kids and trailer when they were young | Cycling with Siena in San Francisco on Golden Gate Bridge & Point Reyes | etc

CYCLING

SD 100 Mile Ultra

Ran 100 miles on June 3-4, 2022 San Diego 100 Mile Ultra Marathon, 17k elevation gain (w/ Mike Thomas)

Catalina 50 Mile Ultra

Ran 50 Mile Ultra Marathon in 9 hours (with Mike Thomas)

Grand Canyon R2R2R

45 mile run across Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim #R2R2R (with Jeremiah Galyon and Mike Thomas)

Noble Canyon 50K Ultra

Noble Canyon 50K Ultra Marathon (with Mike Thomas and Jeremiah Galyon)

Mission Trails Five Peak 26.2 Marathon

5 Peak summit Challenge + self-supported 26.2 M Marathon around Mission Trails

Tough Mudders

Tough Mudder (with Candice Hayes and Bethany Hall | Tough Mudder with San Diego Combat Academy

Turkey Trot Race Coordinator

6 Annual Local Community Turkey Trots Coordinated

Quick Sprints

10 Miles at 6 minute pace with Peter Reynolds, Sandwich UK | 5:15 Minute Mile at Orange Theory

13.1 Half Marathons

13.1 Half Marathons San Francisco Half Marathon, Silver Strand Half Marathon, Temecula Trail Half Marathon (with Bethany Hall, Candice Hayes, Josh Beatty, a.t. Furuya and others)

Routine Trail Runs

10+ Years and thousands of miles of routine self-supported trail runs, including 26.2M trail marathons and mountain summit runs around San Diego and beyond, including a run to Mexico Border from home.

RUNNING

Real Estate Photography

Commercial Properties | Office Space, Life Science and Industrial

Wilderness Photography

Adventure and Active Photography in the Outdoors

Family Photography

Professional Family Photos

Adobe Lightroom

Photo Adjustments, Organization, and Tools

Photo & Video Editing

Adobe Creative Cloud & Various Design Programs

Photography & Videography

Adobe Photoshop

Photo Editing | Graphic Design

Adobe Illustrator

Logos & Branding | Print Media | Vector Illustration

Adobe Indesign

Print Layouts | Digital Publications

Adobe Lightroom

Photo Adjustments, Organization, and Tools

Adobe Express & Canva

Graphic Design | Social Media Content Creation | Branding | Print & Video

Website Developer

Elementor | Figma | Showit | Design, Hosting, and Site Management

Creative Design

Various Pitch Rock-Climbs

San Jacinto, Zion Repelling, Climbs aroun San Diego County

Rock CLIMBING

Sierras

Royce Lakes, Hungry Packer Lake, Rae Lakes, Minaret Lake Trail, High Sierra Trail, Matterhorn Peak CA, McGee Pass, Mt. Whitney, Half Dome Yosemite...

Around California

Cactus to Clouds, Santa Rosa Wilderness, Mount Gorgornio Trails & Summit, Anza Borrego, Big Sur, TransCatalina Trail, Santa Cruz Islands

Elsewhere

Alps, Switzerland, Napali Coast Trail HI, Waimea Canyon, HI...

BACKPACKING & Hiking

Muay Thai

Neighborhood Workouts

Community Sport

Running | Cycling | HIIT

Fitness

School Teacher in Honduras '00-'01

Prepared for over 36 Classes a week for 5th & 6th Graders (English, Science, Arts, and more!)

Amazon Jungle near the Andes in Peru

After a ten hour bus ride in to the Andes Mountains, we descended into the Amazon Jungle by foot and mule for 9 hours to clear an airstrip and assist a village.

Spent time with Romani People in Romania

After helping clear out damage in flooding in the mountains of Poiana Ruscă (Carpathian Mtns), we spent time in Romani Tents.

Solo Travel to Mexico City at 12 years old.

My mother is from Mexico City. At 12 years old, my family sent me off to experience life with family in Mexico. I liked seeing how different the world was.

Guatemala

We had to reset our visa while living in Honduras. We'd take a trip to Guatemala City and Antigua to do that!

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Time in the Carribean

Going back to visit friends in Honduras, we also got to adventure and experience more time on the Caribbean, specifically the Island of Roatan.

Marrakesh, Morocco, Northerm Africa

This trip started with my brother and I drawing cities from a hat. We pulled Marrakesh and spent New Years Eve celebrating with incredible Moroccans. One New Years Day we took a hot air Balloon toward the Atlas Mountains.

Spain, France, and United Kingdom

Roadtrip through Italy

Roadtrip through Balkan on Adriatic Coast

From Croatia, we rented a car and explored Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Montenegro.

Austria & Hungary

Trains into and through Switzerland

travel & living abroad

French

Spanish

English

Language & Culture

Other Interests:

Writing
Language & Culture
Exploring & Discovering
Humanitarian
Community events
Adventure With Friends
Spirituality
philosophy
AUthentic Cooking
Home Improvement
Teaching