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good one I'm watching on Netflix is DamNation. It’s about dams and river engineering in the States. Favourite lunch spot? Inspire Café in Medicine Hat, for soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Favourite quote? "Do more." It’s more of a motto, really. No matter what you’re doing, always do it to the best of your ability and try to do more. What's the picture on your smartphone? It’s a picture of my family dog, Tucker, who passed away last year. What do you think you'll be doing in 10 years? Hopefully, advancing my career and doing more travelling. Who has been your biggest influence? My parents. They were very involved in the community while I was growing up and gave me the motivation to do what I’m doing. They’ve always been there for me. How has your life so far been different from what you imagined? When I was very young, I wanted to be a vet. Even when I started university, I never thought I would be doing the things I’m doing now, with the variety of things I get to do. It’s been a pleasant surprise. If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? Chris Hadfield. I’ve read a lot of his books and attended a few of his talks. I met him once at a book signing, but I’d like to sit down and have a conversation with him.
Where was your last vacation? Over the last year, I went to Iceland and then to Portugal. When I graduated from university, I took a month and went to Europe. I really like to travel. It’s one of my biggest goals in life — to see new places and try new things. What do you do to relax? I like to watch different travel vlogs about different people and where they travel. And I read. I recently read the novel A Dog’s Purpose , and I like murder mysteries. What quality do you value most in a person? Truthfulness. What's the best advice you ever received? Something I’ve heard time and time again from professors at university, as well as my supervisors now, is that you are never done learning, which is incredibly true. We start learning at a young age. When we attend events like the APEGA Science Olympics, it sparks our interest to learn more. We continue learning in high school and university, and of course in our career. As an E.I.T., every single day I'm learning something new, and I know I have so much more yet to learn. It never stops, and that's exciting. Favourite toy or game growing up? I used to have a lot of remote-control trucks and cars. Actually, I still have them. Favourite movie? I don't have one movie that's a favourite. I like to watch a lot of documentaries. A really
“I used to have a lot of remote-control trucks and cars. Actually, I still have them.”
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