E.M. Costello is a young woman in her early twenties, a poet, a vegetarian and she lives in the most beautiful place in the world (South Lake Tahoe).
She has a BA in English and creative writing and a minor in communication from the University of California.
She is a snowboard instructor at Heavenly Mountain Resort (check wwww.skiheavenly.com for her instructor profile coming soon) in S. Lake Tahoe and is Level 1 certified by the American Association of Snowboard Instructors.

"Go on failing. Go on. Only next time try to fail better."
-Samuel Beckett

My passion is ...

writing, relationships, snowboarding, teaching, backpacking, the environment, higher education, family, wine, food. Not in that order.

I know too much about ...

mortality

My parents always told me ...

don' judge the depth of the well by the length of the handle on the pump/blame is the route of all anger

My childhood ambition ...

astronaut poet

My favorite memory ...

Salobrena, Spain and my entire childhood

Why I write ...

I am addicted and a slave to self expression and knowledge

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading: Roddy Doyle, Neruda, Bukowski, Clover, any other good poetry. Watching Mt. Tallac ( I dont own a TV) , Listening to: Architecture in Helsinki, Arcade Fire, Feist, Andrew Bird and Chris Brown

My first job ...

very first? swim instructor -I was 14

My best moment ...

there are too many

My inspiration ...

my sister, my mom, my dad, my boyfriend, travel

Sports & Recreation > Skiing Perks to living on a ski resort

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Besides the romance of living in a place filled with the mystery and wonder of mountains, pronounced weather and endless outdoor activities, living on a ski resort is just plain convenient especially for snow sports enthusiasts. There really is something for everyone at a ski resort and the good ones make sure of that. Many upscale and family resorts offer a wide range of shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities that make it easy to maintain the on-mountain/off-mountain balance. While many ski towns are low in permanent resident populations, thanks to tourism the quality of resta...

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