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Instructors
Alex Blust
Grand Marais, MN USA
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Alex grew up in the Chicagoland area. She has lived for brief stints across the country where she worked as a white water raft guide, ranch hand, and organic farmworker before setting down roots in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After several years working in housing-related nonprofits, Alex left the office to work with her hands as a residential remodel carpenter. In her free time you'll find her hiking, sewing, swimming, reading books and building things.