Born and raised in Alaska, my life has always been an adventure. I grew up in Valdez which is a small town of 4,000 people in southeastern Alaska. Fishing and exploring the outdoors were a large part of my family life. I later went to Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA.
In one of my biology classes, a speaker came and talked about his Peace Corps experience. I knew then that I is would spend the next few years of my life somewhere other than the US.
East Timor became home to me and the people I met are now my family. I applied to medical school from East Timor and completed my degree in Seattle, Washington.
At the end of medical school, my husband (currently a general surgery resident), infant daughter, mother-in-law, and I had the opportunity to go to Malawi, Africa and spend time serving the underserved. As a current family medicine resident in La Crosse, WI, I see my future career including missionary work abroad. I am very excited to be a part of this adventure.
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