Me at age 4 with a newly emerged black swallowtail butterfly we raised from a caterpillar
As a kid, I loved rocks. I collected rocks and minerals of all sorts. I was probably the only kid in my city that belonged to a rock club that was actually about rocks not rock music! My fascination with crystals led me to college to earn a master’s degree in electrical engineering with a specialty in semiconductors. Semiconductors are crystals! I still can’t walk by a cool rock without checking it out.
In the summer I live in a rustic mountain cabin near Rock and Juniper. During the school year, I live in Silicon Valley, where I volunteer as an Outdoor Education Guide for 2nd to 6th graders at Hidden Villa in the Los Altos Hills, and help create local native gardens. In my writing I wish to share my love of nature, the excitement of science, and the thrill of learning with kids.
You never know when life will blow you in a new direction!
Amelia transformed into a katydid