He still had time to indulge two passions nurtured since boyhood: as a watercolour artist, turning out countless paintings, and as a highly competent yachtsman, sailing his 26ft cruiser from Kippford on the Solway Estuary.
It was in this valley of the Northern Rockies that Private Bergdahl, 23, grew up to become a young man with flair and diverse passions nurtured by his free-spirited hometown here amid the mountains.
It's much more than a skill -- it is an ingrained strength fueled by your deepest passions, and nurtured by an unwavering sense of purpose.
Do we as women have to continue to choose among one of these, or can we begin to express and excel by bringing to the table all of our talents, passions, intelligence, nurturing, femininity and collaborative spirit?
I'd like to begin, not with the customary introduction, but by asking forgiveness – because given the passion that cineastes nurture for the films they love, this piece might be seen as a malicious provocation.
All this is to say: the heaven of Camp Ramah is a gift of sacred space, of deeper breathing, of loving Israel, of making new friends - a place where Jewish values are nurtured with passion and love.
As their teacher and culinary guide, I have had the good fortune of growing up with parents who nurtured my passion for cooking and eating well.
Since boyhood he had nurtured a passion for Greece: its history, its culture, its people, its climate and above all, its skies.
From an early age, Mena also nurtured a passion for sports, often skipping homework to play soccer.
Emilie Holmes had been working in advertising for three and a half years while nurturing her passion for quality tea.
