Our people: She cares not for flying cockroaches

Originally from Michigan, Amanda Lunt is a photographer with two dogs, and a baby on the way. She and her husband are recent transplants to the Clovis area - they arrived from Guam last October on military assignment and have been acquainting themselves with the community ever since. When she's not snapping photos, Lunt enjoys good television, baking and reading.

Q: What is your favorite book?

A: I don't have a favorite book, but Nicholas Sparks is definitely my favorite author.

Q: How would your friends and family describe you, in one word or phrase?

A: I asked my mom what she would say and she said, "Sweetheart."

Q: Where is the most interesting place you've ever lived?

A: I think Finland. It's a beautiful country and the culture is different from that in the U.S. People are generally more quiet and reserved until you get to know them. I was there for Finland's Independence Day (it's in December), and they had fireworks like we have for the Fourth of July -- but the crowd stood and watched silently, almost reverently. It was different from the cheering and applause you'd hear here in the U.S.

Q: What is your favorite part about living in Clovis?

A: My favorite part about living in Clovis is that there is not much traffic. Even on an island (Guam), there was traffic. Also, many people there did not follow normal rules of the road.

Q: What is the scariest experience you've ever lived through?

A: I can't recall something that has been so scary that I was traumatized, but when we moved into the house that we rented in Guam, we had cockroaches.

After dealing with them for quite some time (many people just accept them as a thing), there was a huge one that came flying at me when I tried to kill it - and that was horrible. That was the final straw, and I called pest control. Thankfully, they were able to come take care of the issue.

I don't know if that counts as scary or is only horrifying to someone like me who doesn't like bugs.

Q: If you could travel back in time to any time period, which would you choose? Why?

A: I can't think of a specific time period that'd I'd like to travel back to, but I do enjoy indoor plumbing and electricity so I wouldn't want to travel too far back.

Q: What is the most interesting thing you've ever eaten?

A: ...Probably my husband's cooking. Just kidding, he's actually a pretty good cook, and he cooks more than I do. One time in Finland I had tongue, I think it was cow tongue, but I'm not really sure.

Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?

A: I remember one night at my grandparents, there was a meteor shower. We got to stay up late and lay out in the yard watching shooting stars. That was pretty magical.

Q: If you could choose any profession in the world, what would it be and why?

A: I'd be a full-time photographer. It's currently more of a hobby, but I'd love to do it full time. I love the stories that can be told from a photo and the emotions that can be frozen in a single moment by a photograph.

Q: What is the best advice you've ever received?

A: I think the best advice would be to not compare myself to others. Whether it be in photography, fitness, becoming a mom, etc., it's important to remember we're all in different spots of our lives and we shouldn't compare where we are now to where someone else is.