Dear Captain John

I hope to find along the way different plants and animals to research and sketch.  I would also like to learn about the different languages and culture of the native people.  To learn of their music and art, old maps, water ways and myths.   

Dear Captain John

I love playing music on my violin.  I play in the UCSB Middle East Ensemble as well as the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony.  I have a lot of animals and have grown up taking care of them, milking goats, cleaning out pens and collecting eggs.  They have had a great impact on my life and have been my best friends.  I also love to draw and paint from my imagination as well as from the world around me.  Plants are a special interest of mine.  Plants are wonderful to observe because they tell you about the different soils, weather and altitude.  I have been doing archery since i was 9 and have pretty good aim.  I have had a lot of experience with children. I have been baby sitting since I was 10.  I like to cook, mostly desserts but also some Middle Eastern dishes, falafals being my favorite.