1  I didn't live in the Olden Days, but I did spend my childhood summers without electricity or running water.

2 Bangkok, Thailand

3 Middlebury College, Vermont

4 -Maria Montessori

5 Goddard College

6 With the incredible Lynne Lawrence of the Maria Montessori Institute.

7 Nepal, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Europe

8 Costa Rica, London, Bolivia

9 With the figure drawing master Nathan Goldstein before he passed on and the inspirational Harriet Fishman.

10 I love my Portland kidlit community and SCBWI!