Gender	Female
Occupation	"Student for life" of Chinese Medicine, Research Assistant at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Location	Portland, OR
Introduction	Grew up in the midwest (Wisconsin and Indiana), now living in lovely Portland, Stumptown, West Coast, OR. Completed a graduate degree in Chinese medicine in 2011, licensed in the state of Oregon. Traveled to Nepal in January 2012 to treat patients with acupuncture and Oriental medicine for two months, and then did two treks before returning home.
Interests	soft sweet people and animals, like my cat Ash, music, poetry, hiking when I have the time, camping when I have more, laughing with friends over food, wine, tea, or air, reading 6 to 8 books at once, then finishing one in a fortnight, drawing, painting, Chinese medicine, chemistry, the I Ching, Tarot, knitting, coffee, native plants and herbs for your health and mine, shadow yoga, Tai Chi
Favorite movies	Endless Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, Midnight in Paris
Favorite music	Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, Air, Yo La Tengo, Neko Case, The Knife, Phantogram and many many more

Your people want to make a statue in your honor. What will it be made out of and what victory will it commemorate?

Feathers. On a still day. But the wind comes and blows them, thousands, into the sky. Beauty. Victory? Impermanence. Endless, boundless, sky's-the-limit potential.