About Me:
I introduce myself as an anthropologist. This is because culture is my first love and my chief interest. My focus as an anthropologist had landed on tourism. I have studied and worked in refugee integration, grassroots organization, immigration law, music, humanities and hospitality. I have chosen to specialize in the field of tourism because I have realized that while I am an anthropologist, I am also, and always will be, a tourist. I believe there are good forms of tourism and damaging forms. My goal is to work from a culturally informed perspective to help develop or, when necessary, re-establish tourism in its good forms in any cultural setting where that same desire exists. As well as being an anthropologist and perpetual tourist I am also a musician, bartender and foodie. I am interested in ornithology and art. I love to cook, play soccer and hike. I am obsessed with jazz and even score short films on the side. I'm a quick study, having learned both Spanish and Catalan in one year while earning a Master's degree in Applied Anthropology. I am flexible, don't stress out very easily and have been described as ludicrously positive. I am always looking toward the next opportunity, planning the next adventure. I'd love to hear from you if you think you know of a grand one on the horizon.
Area(s) of Training
anthropology, applied anthropology, cultural anthropology, cultural resource management, ethnography, ethnology, other
Area(s) of Expertise
Barcelona, Catalonia, Grassroots Movements, Refugee Studies, Acculturation, Integration, Space and Place, Tourism, Overtourism
Current Area of Employment
Cultural Tourism
