ʃiː mˈuːvd tə flˈɔːɹɪdə æz ɐ tˈiːneɪdʒɚ ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛvɚɡɹˌiːn stˈeɪt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn əlˈɪmpiə, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən.
She moved to Florida as a teenager and graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.