I was born and raised in Horsetail Grove, deep inside the
Rainy Basin. I grew up with an obvious passion for wetlands; after
all, I was surrounded by them! Funny, even my name has roots in
nature - - Raceme...a flower with more than one bud, all of which
are grown on top of the plant so that the oldest droop down and
the youngest shoot upwards. That's me alright, youthful and fixed
on the future. That same perspective allowed me to realize that
I have great potential in the natural sciences. I decided to leave
Horsetail Grove when I was only 16. I figured Waterfall City was
the best - secluded from the rest of Dinotopia and excellent scientific
facilities (what with the Microscopic Life, Rare Flower House, and
Seed Bank buildings). Besides, when you've already learned how
to fly a Skybax (and have one of your own - her name's Lost Hope)
- - it's not that hard to go to work every week. You see, every
week I fly over to the Rainy Basin and do bioremediation (problem solving) work at/on specific sites that Magnolia and Paddlefoot
(the Freshwater Habitat Partners) have marked out as needing serious
help. Magnolia and Paddlefoot are both very good friends of mine
and when they asked me to help out (4 years ago), I was more than
willing to. It really worked out too, I go to the Rainy Basin,
do my work, go to Horsetail Grove and sleep at my parents' (they're
really great folks), and then go back to work the next day. I continue
that for about a week (occasionally longer) and then I go back
to Waterfall City -where I analyze field samples, techniques I performed,
ect. and try to predict whether I did the right things to stop the
problem(s) and whether or not the problem(s) will arise again.
My friends (if you didn't catch on), are Magnolia (human) - who
I've known for 7 years now and, of course, Lost Hope (saurian) -
who I found abandoned in the Palace of Kings on one of my extremely
long nature walks as a child (I was about 14 years !
old at the time). I love my job, I love my friends, and I absolutely love Dinotopia!