Sofia's ID Traits Page

Sofia's Personal Identification Traits Page

Personal Identification Traits

I am a strong, creative person with a diversified background in such areas as:

1. Geographical
   • Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan - Current domicile
   • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Five years with family
   • Travel - USA, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Taiwan
   • Languages - English and Spanish biliteracy, some Japanese, very little French and German
2. Arts
   • 2D - Watercolor and Acrylic Painting, ink
   • 3D - AutoCAD and Manual Drafting, Bryce 3D
   • Singer for band - Charlie Zag - Go to the audio gallery --> Charlie Zag song "Behind You Blind and Smiling"
   • Belly Dance
   • Photography
   • General Design
   • Clothing Design
3. Environmental Issues
   • Hazardous Materials Management
   • Pollution Prevention (see Geen Roofs and glossary below)
   • Environmental Law and Policy
   • Water Recycling and saltwater intrusion
4. Green Architecture
   • Green and recycled Materials
   • Green roofs - structural design, landscape architecture
5. Alternative Healing Methods
   • Herbal Medicine
   • Chinese Medicine
   • Energy, magnetic field
6. Manga and Anime
7. Bird and Plant Studies
   • Bird Behavior
   • Ethnobotany
8. Design
9. Burning Man

Now I will define some of the terms which you may not have been familiar with.

Pollution Prevention

This is a new 'science' that is becoming more and more important in state and local government. Included within it's scope are: stormwater, hazardous materials, industrial waste, and others. Newly discovered methods for dealing with these problems are announced at conferences, through pamphlets, by local government and by the Department of Toxic Substance Control's (DTSC) Pollution Prevention Network.

Saltwater Intrusion

As we use more water than can be replenished naturally into the water table, water from the ocean is sucked in beneath us. This is happening in Monterey County and Santa Cruz County.

Green roof

A roof that is made of layered impermeables -> permeables -> gravels and soils. Designed to hold plants and prevent environmental degradations (such as stormwater pollution and heat in cities) and increas the amount of water which percolates back into the soil.

Ethnobotany

The study of the way that humans use plants: medicine, food, items, etc.