Astronomy has opened up my world in immeasurable ways - from my academic path to my professional life. My passion for science communication has taken me from a California farm town to 45000 feet in the air abord a flying NASA observatory, to the Atacama desert in Chile. I have presented shows to audiences of thousands and given individuals their very first look through a telescope. Astronomy is a science it is east to fall in love with, so my hope is to share it as broadly as possible with as many people as I can.