Joelle Howald, the ever diligent bricoleur and student of all the stuff that pours down the chute of life, currently lives in the misunderstood state of New Jersey. "This place is great!", and, "Get a grip...you can't always be in your dream location.", are familiar phrases that roll off of her tongue. While graduate school may take up a hearty portion of her collective energy she is, how they say, keeping it real. Self-prescribed antidotes of bird watching, sociological gaming as well as tree planting keep her idle hours light-hearted.