I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota. After high school, I took off on a voluntary exchange program in Costa Rica. I worked as a care taker and tour guide for the Karen Mogenson Forest Reserve. Upon returning to the United States, I started my college career in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS). After 2 years at UWS, I study abroad in Newcastle, Australia for one semester, and then in Wonju, South Korea the following semester. After exchanging for a year, I decided to focus my studies on Civil Engineering and I transferred to Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU). I will complete my B.S. in Civil Engineering at MSU in May, 2011.