Chemistry--Class one--Introductions

Hello everyone
My name is Kate August. I am at the end of my first trimester here at ACCHS, which means I started my journey with acupuncture school last May 2019.
I have a background with western herbal medicine and I work part time as an educator at the California School of Herbal Studies where I have been sharing plant medicine information for the past (almost) decade. I feel honored to do this work and it is what inspired me, among many other paths, to study Chinese medicine. I have long history in the bay area food scene and flavors and tastes shape my medicine making approach. I enjoy digging in my garden, reading, walking in the woods with my dog and being in water, particularly the ocean but I also enjoy rivers and alpine lakes.
Nature makes me happy.

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