Our office handles a never-ending supply of new challenges. I’ve engaged a broad range of project types and, on the R&D front, I coordinate the team’s utilization of data management, web design, BIM programming, and experiential video technology. I also teach at the University of Iowa Department of Urban Planning and Policy. But a good life has a balance of high- and low-tech. My commuter bike of choice is the venerable Yuba Boda-Boda, and my family grows as much food as possible on our tiny, urban plot. We have been collecting our own seeds for the last 10 years and are working to be food sufficient. With our growing collection of musical instruments, the sounds of mandolins, guitars, and banjos frequently fill our home.