speaks: English
learns: French, German, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Welsh, Haitian Creole
likes: food, cooking, education, language learning, health, weather, design, science, biology, physics, chemistry, linguistics, culture, daily life, nature, intercultural communication, family, wildlife, finance, economics, gardening, walking
I am a mother of 5 (3 adults) with a degree in geology, living in Austin, TX. I love nature, science, gardening, hiking, and biking. I am a compulsive language learner. I am also very interested in urbanism and building sustainable cities. And in everything I am grateful to God.