Growing up, I was in a pen-pal program in our elementary school. My pen-pal was a girl my age from Canada, we eventually got to meet in person, thanks to our parents. I enjoy learning about the natural world, the environment, plants, ecology, birds, insects, and the relationships between living things. I spend quite a bit of time gardening and working with native plants, and I enjoy being outdoors and observing what's growing, blooming, flying or crawling around. I volunteer for 3 environmental organizations, It's important to me. I also mill my own flour, and bake sourdough.