Michele was born and raised in Connecticut, although her family originally came from the Czech Republic. Michele is fluent in Czech. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and is a freelance graphic designer and animator who goes by the name Renderwoman. Michele lives in Haddam, CT, with her husband and two sons. Their extended family includes 45 chickens, 20 ducks, a Great Dane, a junk yard dog, 2 bunnies, and she is currently hatching peacock eggs. Michele loves to garden and spends hours weeding & tending to her flowers. Her favorites are Peonies. She loves to travel travel and try new things, and is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. She has sky dived, bungie jumped, and gone glacier climbing just to name a few things. She hopes to visit China & Africa some day.