My cats (Bernie & Blanche) take the cake in this category—but here are some of my other favorites!

Books: Little Women, The Handmaids Tale, Gathering Moss, Hunger Games Trilogy

Artists/Podcasts: Flatland Cavalry, Fiona Apple, Stevie Nicks, Ologies by Alie Ward, Crime Junkies by Audio Chuck

Movies/Shows: Parks & Recreation, Young Sheldon, Sweet Home Alabama, Law & Order SVU

Other: Sewing, Museums, Lake Michigan, Puzzling, Live Music

-Transition smoothly into the graduate program at Uchicago!

-Publish my Senior Thesis ‘Nitrogen Form as a Driver of Intracellular Metabolite Production in Microcystis aeruginosa’

-Find community in Chicago that aligns with my values

-Increase weekly running mileage

-Sew a ‘Favorite Things’ quilt

-Make a meaningful contribution to fresh-water science

-Live more sustainably off the land (have an epic garden)

-Serve in a position where I can empower young people to become involved in environmental sciences