How I spend my extra time:

I enjoy doing many different things.  I love to read and read whenever I get a chance.  I read a lot of Christian Literature (C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien).  I also enjoy any and all Star Wars Books. I’m a huge Star Wars fan.  Ask anyone who knows me or any of my former students about my obsession with Star Wars.  I also enjoy books about Native Americans (Sue Harrison is one of my favorites).  I read fantasy books.  The Avalon Books and the Crystal Singer books by Marion Zimmer Bradley are some of my favorites. I also enjoy classic literature and poetry, from Dante to Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Emily Dickenson.  I love to cook when I actually have time to cook.  I am an amateur photographer.  I also enjoy hiking, especially in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I consider myself an outdoorsy type of person and love to do just about anything that involves nature. I am also a runner.  I’ve been a runner since I was in eighth grade.  I ran a 6:30 mile during physical fitness testing and my gym teacher suggested I go out for track.  The next year I ran cross country and track and I have been running ever since.  My current favorite races are the My current favorite races are the Monument Avenue 10k (6.2 miles), the James River Scramble (10k, 6.2 miles) and the Battlefield Half Marathon (13.1 miles).  I hope to one day run the Boston Marathon.  I want to travel across the United States and eventually the world and see what the world has to offer.  I am also involved with my church, Commonwealth Chapel, in Richmond City where we reach out to bring health, hope and happiness back to Richmond.