Elysha Iversen

Profile Updated: June 4, 2023
Residing In: Monterey, CA USA
Occupation: Park Ranger

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Augustana College, BA Biology. '93
Peace Corps Kenya. . . learned to speak Swahili. Jambo marafiki! '94-'96
Peace Corps Recruiter and Public Affairs Officer in Minneapolis (what a great town.) '97-'03
Emergency Medical Technician, Flagstaff Medical Center, AZ (We get all the recreational trauma from N. AZ and S. Utah. You would not believe what we see!) '06-'09
Medical Team Translator: returned to East Africa as a translator for a medical mission team to an AIDS orphanage '08
Park Ranger, Grand Canyon National Park. It's a dream job. Hiking? River running? Backpacking, anyone? Ok, it's a govt. job so there's a healthy dose of paperwork, too, but that stuff I can leave at the office. '05-present
School Story:

Okay, the only one I can think of is when a small posse of us skipped choir practice and went to Hardee's and bought french fries. We were such rebels.
Favorite Teacher:

Mr. Dirks, Calculus
Mr. Herman, Biology
Ms. Chesboro, Humanities
Mr. Pomerenke, PE

What do you like to do indoors?

Play music; I play drums in a christian rock band.

What do you like to do outdoors?

Hike, backpack, run, canoe, sail, white-water raft, mountain bike, skip rocks, watch sunsets

What are your favorite forms of entertainment or hobbies?

music and outdoor activities

What pets do you have?

None, but I love dogs. The elk, mule deer and flycatchers drink from the birdbath in my front yard, but those are far from pets.

What type of person were you in high school?

free-spirited

Your current friends would describe you as:

solid, dependable, caring, calm, fun, adventurous, Christian

What do you watch on TV?

I don't own a TV, but if I did I'd probably use it to watch movies. I loved "Juno".

I draw my strength from:

Faith in God, family, friends, time in the outdoors

Choose: Bon Jovi or Def Leppard?

either one's cool, drummer for Def Leppard has one arm, that's impressive

Wham! or Rick Springfield?

Wham!

Huey Lewis & The News or Genesis?

Genesis: good drummer

John Mellencamp or Bruce Springsteen?

either one

What songs or artists would be on your ideal mix tape?

U2, Delirious, Jeremy Camp, Michael Franti, Richard Bona, Pink Martini, Debussy, Chopin

How did you find out about siouxcityeast89.com?

got invited: facebook

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Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Off the North Rim, near 8800 feet. It's not a bad commute to the office. Nearby is the rainbow rim trail with mountain biking right along the edge.
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Glad we have all four seasons in Arizona. We do get 300+ days of sunshine, when there's something else going on, we say "we're getting weather today."
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:40 PM
For this work trip we were monitoring inner-canyon trails and rehabilitating ecologically sensitive areas. (And I was getting my butt kicked by 12,000cfs. Can you say "rig to flip?").
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Nankoweap granaries. At river mile 53. Most easily accessible from the river but a treacherous 4 day hike, starting from the North Rim, will give you access as well. The area was inhabited by the Piute from 900 to 1150AD and the name translates as "the place where many died."
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Last summer I had the privilege to serve as a team translator for a medical team working in an orphanage where the children lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. Here's some of those beautiful children. In fact, there are 1.3 million orphans in Tanzania due to the AIDS epidemic. Pretty staggering considering that Tanzania has about the same population as the state of California. Still, the people there are amazingly kind and hope resides, as seen in their faces.




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