I am a student at Colorado State University (Go Rams!) studying Botany. Since childhood, I’ve been surrounded by plants — ferns, tomatoes, peppers, cactuses, even a fiddle-leaf fig. If you could name it, my parents probably had it. As the oldest child, I was responsible for watering them after school, and it was then that I realized my love for plants ran deeper than surface level. After graduating high school, I enlisted in the Air Force and served four years in Colorado Springs. Living there reignited my passion for nature and strengthened my desire to protect our planet. Now, in my own home, I’m cultivating a growing collection of plants that remind me daily why I chose this path. 

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In my free time, I enjoy reading, photography, going to concerts, playing video games, and watching anime. Oh! And spending time with my two dogs, Diesel and Axle.