Jobs and School
What was Lin's longest-held and cherished career?
Teaching Yoga
What is Lin's preferred type of writing?
What is Lin's favorite animal? (She has a tatoo of it on her shoulder)
Crane
Which school did Lin help get off the ground in Salt Lake City?
Marmelade Hill Free School
To which State did Lin's family move for 4 years when she was 6-10 years old?
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
What did Lin study for her undergraduate B.A.?
Literature and French
Name one of Lin's most quoted poets
Rilke or Mary Oliver
What is Lin's favorite holiday tradition?
List at least 2 non profit groups Lin volunteered or worked with.
Drug rehabilitation centers, literacy and sports-oriented programs in women's jails, assistance to "Woek-dysfunctional youth" in getting jobs and stability, yoga teaching for YMCA/YWCAs.
To which foreign country did Lin fly to teach, days after receiving her undergraduate degree?
Edmonton, Alberta. Canada.
What was Lin's first first job?
Cherry picking at age 11
What Pen Name did Lin come up with in High School for herself?
Suzette Green, of Nova Scotia
Which of Lin's favorite authors wrote River Notes?
Barry Holstein Lopez
Which Eastern State did Lin move to where she started PRAXIS?
Burlington, Vermont.
Which countries did Lin visit on her first European and North African travel adventure? Name at least 6
Deilinghofen Germany, Algeirs Algeria, England, France, Spain, Morocco, Bern Switzerland, Amsterdam
What is the name of the first Vegetarian Restaurant Lin helped start in Salt Lake City, Utah? Bonus for what specific type of food they sold there.
Seedtime & Harvest. Macrobiotic diet.
What was the theme of the book Lin edited, entitled, "Salamander Letters".
Mormon forgery documents
Which television program that Lin adores has she tried out for 2 times?
Survivor
Which program that Lin was initial staff for required her to attend a Realization Desert Survival Expedition? (She attended 2 of them)
The Gathering Place. She and the founder, Bill Rogers began a branch in Springville, Eldon Luce directed Provo, Cindy and Russ Henry opened one in American Fork.
Where did Lin go to celebrate her 70th birthday?
Hawaii (Big Island then Kauai)
What other movement practice has Lin taught?
Tai Chi
Lin has taken 1st and 2nd place in many writing competitions and written many collections of poems and won for her Poemoir, for non fiction memoir. Can you name 2 of her book titles?
Bees of the Invisible, Platinum in our Veins, The Quiet Burden of Stones
Who was Lin's favorite High School teacher?
Jane Ann Donaldson, her Senior year English teacher. She understood Lin and was potentially why she is a writer today.
Which demographic has Lin most recently been helping with her work in non prophet programs in Salt Lake City?
Disabled and Elderly at Neighborhood house and
What are 2 of Lin's favorite movies that come out of New Zealand (which she visited with her daughters in 2020)?
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Whale Rider. (Others are found on pages 263 to 264 of her book, Platinum in my Veins)