Alex, 21, is originally from Northern California but now calls wherever she parks her van or sets down her trad rack home. Both a Neurobiology student in Portland, Oregon and an international outdoor travel addict, she spends every second not in a classroom rock climbing or hiking somewhere around the globe. Most recently she spent a year living, studying and trad climbing around Australasia, where she fell in love with the international climbing community and created the facebook group Traveling Rock Climbers to foster more climber connections across the globe. In addition to her love for travel and the outdoors, Alex is also a passionate about intentional living, environmental consciousness, science education, pilgrimage, and human rights. Follow my adventures on instagram at @straycatclimber or through my blog thestraycattraveler.wordpress.com