Amara Tuma has lived in Vermont her whole life and has always loved spending time outdoors. Whether she is hiking the green mountains of Vermont or the snow-capped mountains of Nepal, swimming in a river or the ocean, or spending time with friends and family, she feels happiest when she is outside.Amara is a high school student who enjoys playing soccer, doing gymnastics, running track, and traveling the world. She has spent countless hours exploring rivers and forests with her younger brother and teaching her younger cousins from the city about the Vermont wilderness.