4. Family We Choose Sometimes the family we choose treats us better, with more respect, than the one we are born to.
5. Education Among my parents and siblings, I am the first to attend college. I gained a love of reading from my parents, a love of numbers from my dad specifically.
6. Education SUNY Plattsburgh: discovered my love for grammar… Midstate Technical College: rediscovered my love for math and precision…
7. A great education is essential for a productive life. My family and both of my schools have molded me into a caring individual that craves learning...
8. Ponder… I value family, whether blood or chosen... I love to knit and read...I'm making baby blankets for my brother and sister. A member of the First Congregational Church United Church of Christ; I am both Christian and Wiccan. I am unique in that I reread the books in a series before the next one comes out...this can lead to a 20-book marathon... I dream to see my nieces and nephews, and my adopted ones too, grow up to be individuals who treat one another with respect.