Marlais Olmstead Brand

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation Nature Advocate-Writer-Trainer-Teacher
Location Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States
Introduction I am a writer and land-based learning advocate. I've worked in the field of nature-based education and exploration for more than a decade in the Twin Cities. I've learned that nature is the catalyst for a rich, meaningful life. Living in this moment is to practice compassion and community. Stop, look, go! My life is wonderfully complicated by motherhood, marriage, travel and writing.
Interests nature & ecology, youth development & advocacy, inclusion & social justice, life balance & mindfulness, history & art, lakes & oceans, wolves & whales, writing & reading
Favorite Movies The Red Balloon, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, His Girl Friday, The Philadelphia Story
Favorite Music David Bowie, Brandi Carlile, Neil Young, Mavis Staples
Favorite Books The Important Book, Travels in Siberia, The Driftless, Blackbird House, Ordinary Wolves