Friends, Family and Frisbee

Woman seeking man who plays Ultimate Frisbee, likes Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain...

Age: 21

College Year: Senior

Major: Environmental Studies

Double Minor: Global Studies and Ultimate Frisbee.

(Picture taken by Me two Thanksgivings ago. And now I can't have my mother follow my blog...)

Here's another photo taken by my dad. I had to put up a more redeeming photo of my mom.

No but really, about me... People say you are a product of your parents and I definitely am. If you meet my family you will begin to understand a lot about me. I am kind of a nut but I am just one nut in a family tree full of nuts (look to the picture of my mom on the top left). I get my silliness from my family. Our game nights range from playing Clue, while only speaking in English accents, to Scattagories, where pink paisley panties are something you throw away. We have a large number of long running inside jokes that always manage to leave us in stitches long after we have forgotten their origins. The silliness does not end at my family. My grandparents, cousins and other extended family members on both sides all have a great sense of humor that makes our family reunions full of laughter.

 This is my Cousin's band Devil Makes Three. Click on the link and he is the one with the impressive beard.

Montana and Oaki, two of my horses. (Photo credit:me)

I am a native Vermon'er born and bred, complete with flannel and hiking boot attire. Like any good Vermonter I have a healthy amount of state pride (though I am by no means above cracking jokes about there being more cows then people, which is FALSE by the way). I hail from 5 or 10 minutes outside of Brattleboro, VT and my family owns two horses, over twenty hens, a dog and 82 acres of land. No, we do not own any cows. However, growing up in rural Vermont I have come to love nature and the outdoors. While living in Burlington I severely miss being able to see all the stars in the sky. Both my parents are from Vermont and I understand why they haven't wanted to leave.

My best friend Dominique when she came to visit my house. (Photo credit: me)

My immediate family is the stereotypical Mom, Dad, Brother (younger) and me. Our family activities range from hiking trips and bike rides to visiting museums and having movie nights. This has resulted in my wide range of interests. The numerous trips we have taken out West to go hiking and camping in places like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Parks and many others has instilled in me a love of nature and the outdoors (and has led me to my major today: Environmental Education). My parents have always encouraged me to be curious about the world around me, in the past and the present, so I am full of random facts that I find interesting. The information I have discovered and explored comes from a variety of sources ranging from our family trips to museums and historical cities to StumbleUpon (the best source for procrastination since Facebook)

My best friend Dominique and me at Shelburne Orchards (Photo credit: Megan Barros

My friends Tony, Riley and Dom. Taken on my computer

Your experiences and the people that you surround yourself with really shape you as a person. My values and interests have been influenced by how I was raised by both my family and friends. After all what are friends but an extension of your family. Freshman year I was extremely lucky to have two awesome roommates Caitlin and Nicole. Caitlin played Ultimate Frisbee in High School and when she signed up for the club team she encouraged me to as well. I can safely say that was one of the best decisions of my life. All of my closest friends, including my best friend Dominique, I either met through another Ultimate player or are Ultimate players themselves. The guys and girls teams are made up of about 80 players total and I consider them one big crazy family. By joining the team I entered the Ultimate community which extends outside the sphere of UVM and reaches internationally.

I have many different interests and am always excited to try new things. Life holds many opportunities and I am curious about all of them. I have been to China as well as Nicaragua and my travels have given me wanderlust, there are many other places I want to explore from Costa Rica to Egypt. I would like to experience as much of the world as I can, in my lifetime.

Me and my Dad in Hawaii. Photo taken by my Mom.