In September 2021, I spent a weekend with Anna and Russel in their Upstate New York home, where they welcomed me into their homes and filled my belly with good food and laughs.

Her home embraces you with warm hugs and kisses right as you open the door. Anna and I spent our weekend having conversations over coffee, getting to know one another further off of an app called Clubhouse, where we had met months prior. I remember immediately matching energies with Anna, her poise and eloquence tagged with her experience and ethics are a balance that I felt comfortable basking in.