l. Reading
Since childhood, I have enjoyed reading. It may be due to my mom's profession as a reading teacher, or simply having been read to as a young child. During the summers of my childhood, I participated in the summer reading programs offered by the public library. I worked hard to read enough Encyclopedia Brown books to earn the major prize--a coupon for a sundae from McDonalds. My favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, John Grisham, J.K. Rowling, Robert Heinlein, Dan Brown, Madeleine L'Engle, and Gregory McDonald.
2 Gardening
My dad had a large garden growing up. We are finally living in a place that makes gardening possible, and I have been getting more into it. This year in addition to the small raised bed in our back yard, we have several plots at the community garden at my church.
