From Brule, WI, I'm an outdoor girl who must have been born with a paddle in my hands. I'm crazy for white water, bouncing amongst boulders, hard and cold, laughing my way through. Along wide reaches of river, sunny and shallow, I am silly for letting go, for trusting to current and wind. And where there are eddies, dark and deep, my paddle puts forth all the muscle I can possibly throw. Life, for me, is a good run, and that's how I approach all my passions, including learning and teaching, which I do reciprocally and together with students. Writing has its fun and easy moments, and identifying and growing the positives are what carries writers past tough rocks and unfathomable swirls. The same goes for teaching and learning. Every semester in each of my classes, my students and I continuously identify and grow what works. Our goal, for one another, is a good run.