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Hobbies

Reading

In my free time, I can often be found reading a good book. Some of my favorites are “The Call of the Wild,” “A Void,” “The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle,” and “Elatsoe.” My favorite genres are mystery, fantasy, and non-fiction, but I enjoy reading anything that gets me thinking and engages my imagination. I love to find bookstores wherever I go. Last April, I went to Shakespeare and Co. in Paris and a couple bookstores in Ireland. I have also been to a bookstore in every state in New England.

Cooking and baking

I very much enjoy cooking, but I do prefer baking, if only because I prefer to eat what I bake more than what I cook. I often experiment with various cuisines to find and create delicious vegetarian recipes. I have been a vegetarian for 11 years. I think that this has increased my love of cooking and baking because I enjoy adapting recipes to make them vegetarian and experimenting with different vegetarian options. Here are some of my favorite desserts to make (and eat): Macarons and Crème Brûlée. I also enjoy making fun shapes out of homemade marzipan.

Travel

My love of travel is probably due to the constant trips to Ireland that I have made over the years to visit family. Some other countries that I have been to are France, England, Canada, and Bermuda. Inside of the United States, I have been to Florida, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho (where, of course, I ate a potato), all of the New England states, New York, and more. I love to experience different cultures and try new cuisines. A place that I have always wanted to visit is the Amazon Rainforest. Below are some pictures of me at Sacre Couer in Paris, snowboarding in Utah, and kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland. The Blarney Stone is as stone in Blarney Castle that is rumored to give the gift of eloquence to whoever kisses it.