You could call me snow leopard

Hello there. I'm mostly here because I wanted to share essays with animal-people, as I have a bond with snow leopards. Simply put, I have a vivid imagination when it comes to seeing the world through a variety of animal and other natural forms. To me, that's all it is: imagination. It's my way of connecting with and viewing the world around me. Though it is a highly emotional experience, I am a scientist to the core and do not personally subscribe to the spiritual aspects of therianthropy. No judgement here though! Just figured that'd be a useful disclaimer.

I am snow leopard, I see the world through a kaleidoscope of animal form and perspective, and sometimes I like to write about it. A longer intro specifically for the Animal Quills community can be found here.

I know a fair amount about snow leopards and the snow leopard conservation community. I recently spent six weeks in Siberia on a snow leopard conservation project that I created and I've given a number of conservation lectures. If you're someone who likes to talk snow leopards, shoot me a message.

I don't only talk about snow leopards though! I have an ever-growing variety of pets that currently include two cats, a parakeet, a corn snake, three rats and a small colony of exotic roaches. I've fenced on the national level for most of my life and also love sailing, windsurfing, skiing, and well...any outdoor adventure sport I can get my hands on. I've dabbled in a number of difference sciences including my recently obtained undergrad degree in geology, where I wrote my thesis using data from the Phoenix mission to Mars! Now that I have this journal, I'll probably end up writing about a variety of things. I'm beginning to dabble in travel writing to see if it is a viable hobby/ long-term side project, so I may end up posting travel pieces here as well. Time will tell.

I like to go by Ghost out of respect for snow leopards, sometimes known as the "ghosts of the mountains" and the challenges they face in the wild that help to keep them that way: as ghosts.

Greetings, and always feel free to send me a message.

Ghost