Laurel Rogers

Laurel is passionate about the world, traveling, and books. She is involved in environmental conservation and education. Her goals are to fully immerse in an Ecuadorian community to learn the language, to explore the culture, and to discover the world and herself. "Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it." -Henry David Thoreau