Hey all! My name is Kat and I am so excited to adventure
with all of you this summer! I am originally from Newtown, CT and am currently
an Outdoor Adventure Leadership major at Ithaca College in New York. I love
that my major allows me to spend a majority of my time outside having fun!
Right now I'm taking classes in Washington State for the experiential learning
aspect of my major. For the whole semester, I get the opportunity to sea kayak
in the San Juan Islands, train to be a whitewater raft guide, rock climb, and
mountaineer in the North Cascades. I've worked as an instructor at a camp that
teaches teens wilderness survival skills such as how to build a fire without
matches. In addition to learning, I also love to travel. I've been to Honduras,
Spain, and in high school I went to Mexico to save sea turtles. Last year I
road tripped across America, camping in national parks and national forests
along the way. In my free time I love baking, cooking, reading, frolicking
through the woods, dancing, meeting new people, and just being outside soaking
up the environment. My absolute favorite activity is biking because of the
sense of freedom it give me. I fell in
love with biking when I started going on long bike rides around the gorgeous
Finger Lakes Region of New York and realized that I could use my bike to get me
anywhere. I cannot wait to meet everyone and hit the road on two wheels for
some awesome adventures this summer!
