I am a graduate student working towards my PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Connecticut. I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY - I love it there and I miss it every day. My life is largely dominated by school and research right now, but when I do have free time I love to bake and decorate cakes for any occasion (and many times for no occasion at all). Where my passion really lies though, is with my family and friends :-) Spaghetti, because I can't mess it up. Licking the spoon or the beaters when my Mom was baking was/is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen :) not applicable too many to list!