ceramisister

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We moved 2 big times when I was a kid. When people ask me, "What's your hometown?", I tend to pause. We moved from small town Iowa, to small city New Hampshire to suburban Washington, DC. I still feel like Vienna, Va is home, although we live on the West Coast now. I am married, have a young daughter and two pet house rabbits. Can you tell I'm a Taurus? I'm a nester. Visual Art has always been a big part of my life. I have been an elementary art teacher for my entire post college career. I love it, but it is way more work than most people think. I am all about helping kids to communicate through art. One of my newest passions is storytelling. I am working on my Masters in "Creative Arts and Learning", and I fell in love with storytelling in class. I am fascinated by connections between stories that share the same motifs from all over the world, and how fairytales and fables creep into our subconscious. Check out my promo...It's short.

What's your favorite public radio show?

My favorite public radio show has to be "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", closely followed by "Says You!", "This American Life" and "The Splendid Table". I am a junky. They all have a quirky and geeky quality that appeals to the ultimate nerd in me. I feel like I am home when I am listening to them, so comfortable and content, learning new things.

What's your secret talent?

I can still whistle through my teeth, even after 4 years of orthodontia. I can wiggle my ears. I am very good at Trivial Pursuit and word puzzles. I have about 500 students a year, and I know all of their first names. Most of my other talents aren't so secret: I can lift one eyebrow, I am a ceramic sculptor, I can carry a tune, I love to be dramatic!

What song is stuck in your head right now, you know, a music wedgie?

"It's not the end of the world" by Super Furry Animals

What sound is most characteristic of where you live?

Birds drowned out by Metro Buses, full rain gutters.

What's your favorite sound memory?

My grandparents had a motor boat docked on Lake Rathbun when I was a child. I have always loved the sound of the bubbles made by the motor. That sound was ticklish in my ears. I would laugh with delight as we sped around the lake. I am reminded of summer evening breezes whipping my hair into my face as we enjoyed the ride. Sometimes I even got to captain the boat.

Which station do you listen to most?

KUOW

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