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Last full year living in Hawaii for the time being. We have made some incredible friends on Oahu, and it will always have a special place in our hearts. We are onto new adventures in 2026 and getting married in Italy is one of them.
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For my Bachelor Party, I wanted to do something different, something none of us had ever done before, and something we could all look back on and be proud of. Last year, while brainstorming random ideas for my bachelor party, I came up with biking across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It was a bold idea; none of us had ever biked more than 10 miles, and none of us had been to the Baltics. As soon as I thought of the idea, I wanted to find a way to make it possible. We ended up biking from Tallinn, Estonia, to Riga, Latvia, and taking a bus from Riga to Vilnius, Lithuania. We biked over 250 miles, creating everlasting memories along the way.
After 3 years of hard work, dedication, passion, and creative drive, I am proud to finally share my 2025 Street Part filmed by Spencer Mefferd and edited by me. For those that may not know, a street part for skateboarders is like an album for musicians, or a photo exhibit for photographers. It is a skateboarders magnum opus.
In 2019 I was a second semester freshman studying at Colorado State University. I decided to take a geology class, and little did I know at the time, but that decision would change my life forever. I sat next to Adaline in geology every day and on February 28th, 2019, we had our first kiss. It was probably the most awkward kiss one could imagine. We were watching Netflix in her dorm, and I closed the laptop. She opened it and I closed it again. She opened it and said something like “what are you doing,” and I responded, “I am not very good at this.”
You can and should pursue personal passions alongside your professional career. Don't lose sight of who you are or who you want to be. You have one life; don't forget to live it.
Without my Trauma I would never be where I am today, and I would have never met the love of my life, Adaline. Without sadness, happiness could not and would not exist. We need sadness to enjoy and appreciate happiness. Nothing lasts forever; if you are sad remember that sadness won’t last forever, no matter how much it feels like it will. If you are happy remind yourself the happiness is also impermanent. Appreciate the moment you are in and cherish every second of that happiness. Have my story be a lesson to you that no matter what you are dealing with or going through, it will pass. Time heals all wounds, just be patient with yourself and remind yourself that with time, you can get through anything.
Vale is a street skateboarding video filmed all over Europe. In the fall of 2021, I spent four months with my cousin Dylan Beattie living in Barcelona, taking classes, traveling, and, most importantly, skating. We went to 15 different countries and documented all of our experiences. Living in Europe has been a life-changing experience for both of us. It has taught us so many things, allowing us to learn more about ourselves and the world around us. Every country we traveled to had a different culture, and they all spoke different languages. Even though every country is so different, skateboarding is the same everywhere. Interacting with the locals in each country was such a fun experience. Regardless of where a skater is from or what language they speak, we instantly have a connection with them. We were able to form bonds with people from all over the world just through a piece of wood with four wheels. Two of our closest friends we met while abroad are from the U.K., with who we still keep in touch. We also met some skaters from Germany who didn’t speak much English, but skateboarding brought us together, allowing us to communicate. We shared spots, tricks, and laughs with each other.
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