So Carlos, can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your path that led you from Miami to Washington, DC, and eventually to leading the Nature Forward preschool?

Yes.

Thank you so much for having me, Victoria.

I'm so excited to be here.

It's a great question and something I've been thinking about, um, right, 'cause I initially thought that I got into, um, nature-based learning after becoming an educator, but then thinking about my time in Miami, uh, you know, I was so lucky to spend so much time outdoors.

I had an older brother that was just two years older than me, and I grew up in a neighborhood full of kids my age.

So I spent, you know, all day outside, right? You know, even at school, you know, the, the weather in Miami, it's pretty temperate all year long.

What's that taught you about children?