...She was an active learner all her life and kept working on her Spanish until she died at age 93. She was and remains my inspiration. She became intently interested in the language because my grandfather had cousins who were living in Mexico. (read more)
...I know my sport well and can still play all of them. I did play at the collegiate level as well. I have a B.A. degree from Central Washington University. (read more)
...I also tutored a young boy learning the clarinet. I would play with him in order to help him see how he was supposed to use his hands and to hear how notes should sound. I would also have him play by himself and ask him to repeat and do things over to help with muscle memory. (read more)