I pride myself in being an avid-stress baker who constantly experiments with new recipes. Apple pies, quiches, madelines, and cinnamon rolls are among my most recent endeavors.  I enjoy being active as much as I enjoy good food. I love hiking and am naturally drawn to large bodies of water, would always choose to be outdoors if given the option. I find praying salah in nature to be among the most peaceful activities I engage in.  Biking and running are my most consistent forms of exercise, and pre-pandemic I even had a lofty goal of running a race in all of the 50 states. I enjoy experiencing various cultures  and have travelled to 16 countries (and counting...) and among my favorite memories are finding the best cheese sandwich in Spain, feeding giraffes in Nairobi, and spotting a double rainbow on a double-decker in Dublin.