Amy Balling

Teacher in Williamsville, New York

Amy Balling

Teacher in Williamsville, New York

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  • My birthday is on the longest day of the year; the summer solstice; June 21st.
  • I have a paint by number wall in my house that guests paint when they visit.
  • The only food I hate is bananas but I love banana flavored candy.
  • I almost became an art teacher instead of a biology teacher.
  • I once had a piece of my artwork at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
  • I go to bed by 9:30 most nights.
  • I love backpacking and met my husband in the backpacking club in college.
  • I have been known to saw the handle off of my toothbrush just to lighten up my backpack.
  • My favorite movie is "Life is Beautiful" but I will never watch it again.
  • My favorite job ever was as a lifeguard in college.
  • I didn't learn to swim with my face in the water until I was 16 and I joined the high school swim team.
  • I have 2 little boys and a cat named "Princess Leia."
  • My best Christmas present ever: a closet organizer.
  • I once met President Jimmy Carter and shook his hand.
  • When I was 7 I used to record songs from the radio onto my cassette player and pretend I had my own radio station "WAMY."
  • I am terrified of ferris wheels.
  • I once spent an entire summer playing "The Legend of Zelda."
  • I took the school bus all 4 years of high school.
  • I carry Sriracha hot sauce almost everywhere I go.