What I do when I log off.

Being outdoors is how my family spends time together. Hiking, kayaking, via ferrata, camping — neither dirt nor altitude stops us from having a good time, wherever we are in the world.

I didn't grow up on a farm, but I've never needed much invitation to try something new. When a friend needed help running theirs, I said yes — sheep vaccinations, tractor work for baling hay, the whole unglamorous list. What stuck with me wasn't the specific skill, it was the feeling: immediate, honest results for the effort you put in. That's usually what pulls me toward something new.

It started with a play kitchen, grew into cooking alongside my mom, and turned into something more serious — full-course dinners and dessert tables that became The Covered Wagon, my baking and catering business.

I rescued my husky mix, Cannelle, during COVID, when online school meant I wasn't seeing friends much, and training her became one of the most grounding parts of that year. She's now trained in three languages — English, French, and German — and in the process I learned as much about patience and leadership as she learned commands; a dog only follows someone she trusts to lead. She ended up inspiring more than good habits — she's the reason Just a Dash of Cinnamon exists in the first place.

What I learned about AI in school was only the starting point — the field moves fast enough that staying current is its own habit. I keep exploring through passion projects and by applying what I learn directly in my current work.