I am a 19-year-old college student currently attending a small liberal arts college nestled in a small town in the corn country of central Iowa. I am planning to major in my two great academic loves, Chemistry and Theatre, in the hopes of putting off the decision that I will eventually have to make between the two (feel to extrapolate this decision to my love life).

My recreational pursuits consist mainly of partying (sometimes too much), photography (I have yet to photograph nudes), rock climbing, and general antics of questionable legality. Occasionally the combination of more than one of these makes for interesting situations, such as: rock climbing while still caked in mascara and nail polish from the party last night (#1 and #3), climbing buildings (#3 and #4), et cetera.

My philosophy when it comes to relationships can be boiled down to one word: honesty. Be absolutely honest with your partner. This is much more than simply not lying; not lying is kind of a passive thing, honesty means including the whole truth. If you feel something say it; be completely honest about everything you do and feel – to your partner, and most importantly to yourself.