Kalia is originally from Santa Cruz, California, but has been living in New York for the past 4 years. She attended Bard College and attainined a double major in Religion and Dance. Also from the environmental aspect, she authored a senior thesis regarding the effects of environment factors on the evolution of Buddhist dietary practice. In her free time she likes to do yoga, read, or do just about anything outside. Kalia can't wait to spend the summer outdoors doing hands-on environmental work after so much academic
studying.