What do we have in common? Interests and hobbies, besides animals!

**wolflady** · 07-17-2002, 07:46 PM

What a neat neat thread!!

It's really interesting to learn more about all the Pet Talkers that I love so much!

Where to start! Well, I'm a huge animal fanatic and activist. When I have the time, I do all the volunteering I can. I loved working with wolves and it would be my dream to work with them as a career. Alas...that would be waaaaaaay down the road! Here in California, I've volunteered at the WCSV (Wildlife center of silicon valley) where I was a squirrel mom and I also helped out at Town Cats, a no-kill rescue.
I love learning about animal behavior and other animal related information. I'm planning on taking some Distance Learning courses for veterinary technicians from my old alma mater Purdue Univ!

I love my cats! They are my babies! Ok...ok! LOL outside of animals, I love to read. I can literally spend ALL DAY at a Borders or Barnes and Noble bookstore with my COFFEE!! LOL

I would like to become more fluent in my Spanish, and I'm currently having a friend teach me Telugu. I love languages. I find them fascinating.

I'm definitely an outdoorsy person. Give me some outdoors and camping anyday!! When I have the time, I like to go mountain biking, walking or rollerblading.

I've really gotten into yoga recently. I love it! I also am into step aerobics and cardio kickboxing.

I draw in my free time. My mom and dad wanted me to go to art school for my college, but I didn't. I went to Purdue instead and got a degree in computers, so that's another thing I'm into. I like graphics and being in charge of my company's (www.sandhillsystems.com) inter/intra net. If you look carefully at the changing banners at the top of the pages, you might see me! LOL

The people in the banners are people that work in my company. I thought that would be a neat aspect for a company website. Creating webpages is fun, I just need to make a fun one for home to put my kitties on! LOL Keeping on top of technology is a must.

My best friend and I have really gotten into the Trance music, and anytime we get the chance, we love to go dancing on Saturday nights! The 1015 up in San Francisco is awsome! (www.1015.com) 4 dancefloors, 2 levels...all playing different types of music. I have a very eclectic taste in music also. I pretty much like everything. It just depends on my mood. So, I can go just about anywhere and be happy with whatever music is playing. From classical, oldies, new age, to rock, dance, trance, country, spanish, Indian....you name it!

I like to play instruments: clarinet and tenor sax. Band was my big thing in college which consumed most of my life. I was in the Purdue All American marching band all 4 years. I was also in Collegiate band, varsity band, variety band and was the Activities Committe Head for Tau Beta Sigma...honorary band sorority.

Places I'd love to visit:
Ireland to explore my family roots (specifically county Gallway where my ancestors come from), India, Italy, England and Scotland. Spain would be neat too

Many places in the US...but I'm afraid I've babbled on too long that I'll stop before I write my whole life story!