activities outside of engineering

Hi Lilia, my job does take a lot of my time which I try to balance with my family life. I have two children (12 and 9 years old) and I try to include them in my activities. We like to travel a lot and see the world, often combined with work or conferences where my family can come with me. 
I am involved in bringing engineering, particularly for girls, in k-8 education which is fun and challenging! I also have tried to bring art as a mean that can bring engineering in every day life, schools in another level that may be less intimidating or more interesting. We recently completed a project where 10-13 year old students created art work on boards used to cover windows after Hurricane Sandy to say their stories of how they felt this extreme event and the engineering emergency response but also their vision of how their city should be protected in the next extreme event. I learned a lot from them about what "resilience" means! The students where honored by the mayor of NYC and the exhibit is in the Staten Island Children's museum! Don't hesitate to ask more questions!