I love to look at my life and look at what I can do better, how I can contribute more and where I can push myself.

I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.

The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share with others through my personal experiences.

I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.

My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.

The most imminent battle our generation is going to have to fight is food transparency: how food is made/grown, where it comes from, the quality of the source, and how it will effect our health long term.

Don't get stuck and don't worry.