Thursday, December 14, 2006
New Intern Comes to ECHO
What do you call cheese that doesn't belong to you?
Na-cho cheese
Ruth Tshin, the newest intern addition to the ECHO farm, loves corny jokes. And puns. She can't get enough of the silly word plays.
'My brother works for the UN,' Ruth tells us. 'So, I like to say, he's UN-employed.'
Hailing from Mississauga, Canada (just outside of Toronto, ay), Ruth brings a unique international blend to our North Fort Myers community. She is ethnically Chinese, although her family is from Indonesia. She has relatives spread across Southeast Asia.
At ECHO, Ruth is in charge of the Semi-Arid region, the goats, and will be working in the seedbank. She has already had several firsts here on the farm: the first time touching a frog, the first time slaughtering a chicken, and the first time making molasses. Her favorite treat? Fruit from the strawberry tree.