Ruth grew up in the Matanuska Valley and spent her childhood

running wild and barefoot through the hills with all her siblings and more animals than she can count. She moved to the big city after college, and has been privileged to work on some really neat projects: 10 years on the pipeline; 10 years designing and constructing the Anchorage International Airport Concourse C; and three months out in the Aleutian Chain with the U.S. Census

Bureau. Currently, Ruth works for a small architectural firm, saving up enough money to travel.