It is a challenge to attempt to summarize oneself, or one's life, in a few words. I am an eternal student, and a seeker of truth (both small 't' and large 'T'). While I am a student of linguistics and etymology and a lover of language, I am very aware of the inherent imprecision in both language and communication. Words are 'but symbols of symbols,' and the map is not the territory. I am an educator and researcher, a catalyst and resource, a facilitator for emotional and spiritual healing. My background is experiential, rather than academic. Many years ago I attended a little school called MIT. One useful suggestion they gave me was to "not let MIT get in the way of my education." Not sure what I wanted to do at that time, and not wanting to become an engineer, I left to