Meet Nicole Hackley

A Conversation with Nicole

1. Who inspires you? My fellow TA and friend Sara Mahoney
2. Best gift ever given? A brand new pickup
3. Your motto: Listen to hear, not to respond
4. Favorite sport: Baseball, to watch and play
5. Favorite day of the year: The first day back to school after summer break! Hahaha
6. I can’t start my day until: Coffee
7. Something interesting about you: I’m ambidextrous. 
8. Pet Peeve: People chewing with their mouth open.
9. I’ve never seen…Harry Potter, Star Wars, Princess Bride
10. Nickname: Colie
11. I really want to learn more about: Growing different types of plants and vegetables and soil health.
12. Something from your bucket list: Visit Ireland
13. Guilty pleasure: Any combination of chocolate and peanut butter
14. I wish I could…speak another language. Either Spanish or French
15. What are you really good at: Whistling REALLY loud
16. What did you used to be able to do? Wear high heels for any amount of time and my feet not hurt.
17. Dream job: Zookeeper
18. Something you’re most proud of: Helping bring Certification to Montana!
19. Spare time activity: Reading, gardening, going to the gym
20. What do you wish you were better at: Making pie crusts
21. Who have you learned the most from? Probably my kids, through being a parent.
22. Something no one would believe about you: In college, I beat a man in an arm-wrestling competition
23. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be: People would be more empathetic to one another, and their actions would reflect that
24. What are you learning right now? How to be part of a book club-my friends and I just started one!
25. What could you not live without: The ability to get out into the mountains and nature.