: About Me

I've always loved words-how they sound, how they are spelled, how they can be put together. Writing, for me, is an exploration of language as well as ideas.

In the past, I have written songs, poetry, and newspaper/magazine articles. Having recently transitioned out of a 20-year career in medicine, I am in the process of finding a new voice.

My passion is ...

learning new things

I know too much about ...

personal growth seminars

My parents always told me ...

to finish what I started

My childhood ambition ...

to find the cure for the common cold

My favorite memory ...

smiling, soaking wet, after successfully climbing a waterfall in Ecuador

Why I write ...

to discover

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

recently finished "Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman; listening to Rasa

My first job ...

working in a sub & pizza shop

My best moment ...

moments, actually...feeling a strong connection with nature

My inspiration ...

my parents

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Remembering a wonderful teacher

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One of the most inspiring teachers I have known was my 10th grade biology teacher, Miss Mecchia. It's hard to remember if I loved biology before that class, but I certainly loved it afterward. Miss Mecchia was known for her abundant, animated enthusiasm. A typical example of this was her method of teaching us the bones of the human skull. What could have been a boring memorization exercise came alive as a rap song! In sequence, she touched each bone on her head and recited, "Frontal! Parietal! Occipital! Temporal!" while the class joined in. Miss Mecchia continually challenged students to ...

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