Undergraduate Degree:Western Washington University- Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies

Graduate Degree: United Nations University for Peace - Master of Arts, Environmental Studies

Non-exhaustive and in alphabetical order: Activism, apiology, archaeozoology, art appreciation, automotive repair, bartering, beach and river cleanups, birding, building community, camping, ceramics, community organizing, composting, cooking, dance(step, fitness (Zumba, barre), afro-caribbean,bachata, cumbia, contemporary, folk, square, line, disco, merengue), documentaries, ecogastronomy, electronic repair, event planning, film, fishing, food regeneration, free diving, frugal living, fruit and vegetable gleaning, gardening, geology, indoor plants, jaw harp, karaoke, kindness, knitting and sewing, linguistics, minimizing waste, music, mutual accountability, neighborhood unity, nonfiction reading, nutrient cycling, painting, peer education, permaculture, personal development, philosophy, plant identification, puzzles, raising awareness, rollerskating, singing, skiing, soil ecology, stand up comedy, supporting local nonprofits, thrifting, tide pooling, trivia, urban planning, volleyball, whale watching, whitewater kayaking, zoopsycology