For me, a typical day begins by walking into my office, turning on the kettle, and taking time to pray for my students. These are just ways that I like to welcome students into my life. But I think about the office as a place of hospitality. I've got books all around. And those books are there because I want to teach my students about those books. More than anything, I want students to come in and to explore, to ask me questions, or just to sit quietly and look at what's around them. So a large part of my day is spent in the classroom. And my philosophy classes cover a range of topics from the history of philosophy to environmental philosophy. And in those philosophy classes, we're looking at problems solved in the past, issues that are arising in the present, and always with an eye to the future. One of the highlights of my day is being able to teach in the Augustana outdoor classroom. It's a classroom that's built right into the hillside. It's made of South Dakota stone. And it's a picture of South Dakota, as well as a place of inclusion where students can see and hear one another and enjoy being outdoors while they learn. For me, it was really important when I was an undergraduate to be able to spend some time studying abroad. All of those experiences wind up informing my classroom --informing my teaching. Now that I'm a professor, I spend a lot of time taking students abroad. I teach in the places where I research. So I take students to Greece almost every year. I often take students to Guatemala and Belize to study Tropical Ecology. But all of it in the end is about teaching. I like to do the research so that I have something to offer my students and at the end of each day, the thing that matters most, for me, is the time that I've been able to spend with students one on one, in small groups in the classroom, caring about them and helping them to flourish and to live full lives.