Kelley Peterson:
CLASS OF 1973
Amador Valley High SchoolClass of 1973
Pleasanton, CA
Kelley's Story
Life
After graduating from Amador, I continued on to get a degree (out-of-state) in Communications. I promptly started to teach Wilderness Survival when I discovered that was my true passion - teaching in several states. I also became a river guide on the Colorado River, and ran solo expeditions in Arctic Alaska. Along with wilderness survival, natural medicine has been another intense interest. I did research in Fiji, studying traditional medicine; Costa Rica, studying Capuchin monkeys and their use of medicinal plants; traveled and camped through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. Africa is one of my most favorite, fascinating places. I am currently earning my Pre-med degree so as to return to one of two Naturopathic Medicine Colleg...Expand for more
es either in Wa or Tempe, Az. I currently am working in the Arctic; Kotzebue, Alaska at the medical center flying to the outlying villages working with the Inupiat people. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the work and will greatly miss it when it is time to go back to school in Houston, Tx. Half the year I live in the Arctic, the other half I've been living in Houston. Hobbies - love photography, carpentry/remodeling, furniture refinishing, sewing/clothes designing, gardening, mosaics, paper making, ALWAYS the outdoors/camping/kayaking ect., reading, TRAVELING....am working on my instrument rating for my pilot license. It's been a pretty busy life. It would be great to hear from others out there from Amador, where you are at, what you are doing!
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