Introduction

My name is Michelle Keizer and I am a first year MAT student at Concordia University. In addition, I am also a wife, mother, and full-time employee of Intel Corp. Once I've completed the MAT program, I plan to teach high school math and business classes.

As part of this first blog, we have been asked to identify our favorite animal and why. I don't have one particular favorite animal, but I do really like our pet cat, Snowball. She was a stray that we rescued just before Christmas four years ago. As you may have guessed from her name, she is all white and has the most beautiful gold eyes. What I like most about Snowball and cats in general is their sense of independence. Cats are who they are and don't seem to be affected by what anyone else thinks. I admire that about them. Here is a picture of Snowball perched in a Japanese Maple.