| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | I spent several weeks each summer in Canada on a remote island. It was the simple joy of just being away from everything. The average day: wake up, jump in the lake, pick blueberries for a pie, go fishing, swim party at one of the other islands, homemade desserts every day, sitting around the fire at night passing the guitar around. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I identify most with my mother. She remained compassionate, surrounded by three boys and my dad. Growing up I think she was missing a person to talk to about important things. When I fully matured at 19, she started coming to me to talk about issues she was having. I think talking with her opened me up to removing most of bias from a situation and being able to be a confidant and sounding board for lots of my friends. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | I admire empathy, the drive to succeed without compromising beliefs, and the ability to communicate clearly in all situations. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | I would say drinking chunky milk in high school and spitting it up all over the cafeteria. It was not fun for me, but all my friends got a big laugh. I still hear about it every year. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would travel to my family’s island in Canada. It doesn't cost anything, but it is priceless to me. I would summit the seven peaks in the world. I would want to establish new routes unaided by oxygen. I would travel the world seeing the things that don't make it to internet. Simple hidden gems are more valuable to me than Instagram photos. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I hope that they will remain disciplined in all situations. Parents these days struggle to teach discipline. I would also teach them they don't need technology all the time. They would only get a basic phone. I would teach them to be kind. |
