User:Sharkfriend

I grew up in southern Florida near the ocean. Marine biology obviously seemed a natural profession for me to pursue. I completed studies at Nova Southeastern University. For the past 15 or so years I've been running a free marine biology oriented website, for teachers and kids, to help educate them more about marine life. My focus is on sharks and efforts to save them.

My other passion is my family. I have two wonderful children who fill my days with lots of fun and laughter! They think that having a mom who loves sharks is pretty cool and they've had the opportunity to sit in on several of my school presentations on sharks.

I do travel to area schools and present "shark talks" to educate kids on the importance of these predators and the role they play in keeping the ocean ecosystems healthy.

My other hobbies and interests include hiking, letterboxing, swimming, painting, computer art, reading, cooking, I'm a big ancient Egyptian history buff as well and absolutely love Japanese animation, especially anything put out by the Ghibli film studio ("Ponyo", "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle" etc.)