Helllo there!!

I'm Lizzy Boehmer, that's me over there -->
(photo credit: Knight Ducharme)

I'm a junior environmental studies major with a concentration in policy and development and a minor in political science at the University of Vermont.

I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived there until I was ten. When I was in fifth grade, my dad was relocated to Boston, and my family moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts. We lived two minutes from the beach and I fell in love with New England. About nine months later I was informed we were moving to Chicago. That was the year I lived in three different states and attended four different schools. It was pretty wild. I have considered Chicago my home base ever since even though I pretty much live here in Burlington now.

This summer was my first summer living and working in Burlington. I worked for VPIRG (Vermont Public Interest Research Group). VPIRG is a statewide consumer protection and environmental advocacy group. Basically, I was given a bike and a map and campaigned for a clean energy future here in Vermont. It was a pretty crazy job though. I usually didn't get home until around 11pm. One time my bike pedal fell off while on the job and I had to walk my bike for 4 hours. There were times when the entire office would camp in the woods for a week at a time to get to every end of Vermont. We had briefings from Paul Burns, Bill McKibben and even Governor Shumlin. It was an awesome job with a lot of really awesome people. I am passionate about the environment and being able to work towards a sustainable energy future was great. I was on the front lines of fighting for what I believe in and it was an experience I will always appreciate.

In addition to the environment, I have many other interests. I absolutely love going to shows. My summers tend to be filled with concerts and festivals, and I wouldn't want it any other way! Some of my favorite live bands include The Avett Brothers, Phish, Umphrey's McGee, and The Black Crowes. I'm seeing Phish again in just a couple days which is actually a dream come true of mine to see them in their home state of Vermont. I've been watching some of my favorite Phish videos to get me excited including this gem of Phish in Brooklyn with Jay-Z:

I also love to hike, garden and farm, play frisbee, monopoly and chill in my hammock. I hope to travel all over the world, especially Central and South America. I want to join the Peace Corps after graduating and work and live in a culture completely new to me. In the future I would love to work as an environmental consultant for a group that is doing development work in Central America, that or move to Oregon. Who knows?!

I'm all about positivity, fun and good times!
So until next time,

HERE'S TO THE GOOD LIFE :)