I have lots of hobbies and activities, and encourage my students to do the same!

• I have played Balinese gamelan for many years and even own a set of angklung instruments.
• I have danced Argentine tango, including in Buenos Aires.
• For fitness (and fun!), I climb rock walls.
• My husband and I keep a happy menagerie of household pets (dogs, cats, fish, and birds!).
• I love gardening and working on landscaping and design projects around our house.
• I try to go hiking and camping each year!
• I am a passable gluten-free baker.
• I collect antique glass.
• I love making things with my hands: I have knitted and crocheted for 25+ years, and have tried my hand at jewelry design, papercrafts, print making, a bit of sewing, and lace thread crochet. I have refinished hardwood floors, salvaged and installed wrought iron fences, created my own rain gardens, designed and built retaining walls, and designed and built a freestanding wood-frame greenhouse for year-round gardening.