Texas! Getting Ready
The earliest I’ve ever packed for a trip in my entire life is approximately 46 hours before departure. I set this record two days ago.…

I’m currently a product designer at Esri, with a degree in Human-centered Design & Engineering and a minor in Environmental Science at the University of Washington, Seattle. Talk to me about product design, research technologies, citizen science, or birdwatching.
At least one of these is true: I’ve officiated a wedding, I took a year of Estonian, and I used to coach a basketball camp called “Smaller Ballers.” Which do you think it is?

Here are some of my most recent stories and adventures.
The earliest I’ve ever packed for a trip in my entire life is approximately 46 hours before departure. I set this record two days ago.…
I ended 2025 with a satisfying 333 bird species that I’d heard or seen throughout the year in the United States, 33 more than I’d…
I know some birders care about the first bird they see on the first day of the year, like it’s some kind of omen. I…