Hi all! Welcome to my blog.

This is very new to me; I have never written a blog before, so bear with me.

My name is Allie Page and I am the NCTC and Friends of NCTC summer intern. I will be with them for about 10 weeks this summer.

Some basic things about me are: I am a senior at Shepherd University studying Environmental Science. I am one of five kids. I have two dogs Stella and Willa. I am bilingual: I speak German and English and I intend to learn more languages. The next language I want to learn is the Slavic languages. I’ve been to Iceland and Germany.

I have a childhood goal to go to at least 10 large national parks. I have a bunch in mind. The first couple are Olympia, Sequoia, Redwood, Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainer, and Mt. St. Helens. Just to name a few. I got to live out one of those dreams out last summer by going out to Portland, OR and actually visiting Mt. Hood. To no-one's surprise it was as breathtaking and beautiful as I thought and maybe more.

My last fun fact is…that I am a triplet! I know you’re reading this and I bet your mind is blown! :) Quick side answers to general questions I get from being a triplet. Yes, it is fun being a triplet, but it is just like any other sibling. No, we are not technically telekinetic, even though it does happen occasionally. Two of us are identical and one is fraternal and all girls. Yes and no, to people being able to tell my identical and I apart; it depends how long they’ve known us and if we are standing next to each other.

Now back to my internship. I have always loved being outdoors, even when I do not spend as much time there, as I would like to. That was one of the aspects of this internship that drew me in. I knew I always wanted to do something related to science and being outdoors. 

That is a little about me, but keep in touch with the blog for weekly updates on what I am doing with NCTC!

-- Allie Page