Fun Facts About Rebecca

Hometown:

East Moline, IL.  Also home of John Deere Tractors and Whitey’s Ice Cream, the best in the Midwest!

Education:

DePaul University, Chicago - Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design, Summa cum Laude

What got me interested in photography?

Candids!  Freezing a fleeting moment in time and then seeing the reactions when people look back at that moment they often missed or already forgotten.  There is one particular image of 3 ring bearers that I captured during my first wedding as they giggled their way down the aisle that really got me hooked.

Favorite sports team:

For better or worse, the Chicago Cubs

Movies I could recite from start to finish:

Princess Bride, A League of Their Own, White Christmas

What that might say about me:

Princess Bride – I’m a hopeless romantic with a ridiculous funny side.

A League of Their Own – I always wanted to be Dottie Henson, the best catcher behind the plate, during my good ol’ softball days.  I’ll also work hard and fight for what I want to do and believe in, just like her kid sister, Kit.  And even though I’ll go on some adventures, at heart I’ll always be a Midwestern country girl.

White Christmas – Bing Crosby.  Need I say more?  My personal favorite Christmas movie and a testament to the importance of family tradition.  It’s not Christmas time until it’s been watched (usually more than once).

Stamps in my current passport:

El Salvador, England, Scotland (x2), France (x3), Belgium, Italy (x2)

Fun fact:

I lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England for one year working here: www.kidskabin.org.uk

Favorite U.S. cities:

Chicago, New Orleans

One word to live by:

Amate, which means “love in action” in Latin.

My other passions:

Social justice, music, any kind of art that gets your hands dirty (mostly oil painting and a little bit of pottery and wood sculpture)

I HATE ketchup.  With a passion.  You can ask my friends about their unique ways of tormenting me for this fact.

I can:

ride a horse, play oboe and English horn, laugh at myself

I wish I could:

drive a standard transmission, play guitar, speak fluent French