Hometown: Munich, Germany and Evanston, Illinois.

Education: B.A. in Anthropology, Modern Languages and Museum Studies — Beloit College; M.S. in Anthropology and Museum Studies — UW-Milwaukee.

Ask Alexandra about: odd and delicious pairings with kimchi, mini Schnauzers, novels by travel writers, Baroque choral music, and where to find the best German chocolate in Wisconsin.

Favorite thing to do in Beloit: explore the ethnographic collections in the Logan Museum of Anthropology. 

Favorite quote: “Culture may even be described simply as that which makes life worth living.” – T.S. Eliot.

Favorite Wisconsin fact: The first ice cream sundae was concocted in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in 1881.