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Welcome to my Starlog!

I will share thoughts about Star Trek's influence on culture and science in response to prompts from the edX Star Trek course.  

My name is Heather, and I never thought I'd be a Trekker!  I was never interested in sci-fi as a kid, and didn't really understand the appeal. 

When I met my eventual-husband, I found out that he was a lifelong Star Trek fan.  Voyager came out shortly after we started dating, and I quickly fell in love with the stories, characters, and message.  Every new episode was a mini-celebration.  It was definitely "our" show.  We still observe our Voyager-versary.  

Fast-forward to today:  I own several Trek costumes and t-shirts, as well as some pretty rad bat'leth earrings.  We take advantage of every opportunity to attend Trek-related events, and the release of any new Trek is still cause for celebration.  And, I recently enrolled in the Klingon Language Institute.  Qapla'!