Emiko was born loving animals- with a gentle and kind nature that animals gravitate to. She truly feels love for all living creatures!
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Her favorite animal is a seahorse. She loves how magestic they look in the water and how, unlike most other animals, the "daddy" seahorses are the ones that carry the eggs and eventually "give birth" to them.
Emiko loves doing ANYTHING outside. Some of her favorite activities are hiking, biking, swimming, camping, going to the beach and exploring the outdoors. We often say she has "eagle eyes" because she finds small creatures and plants that go unnoticed by most. She beams with excitement when she tells us interesting facts she has learned through reading, tv/internet shows or from school- we love hearing them! She is even an ambassador in her class- sharing "fun facts" about animals with her peers.
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