Adriana Johnson is an associate professor in Comparative Literature at the School of Humanities at UC Irvine with a main area of research in Latin America. Adriana grew up living all over the world and wished to have a career in global/international organizations such as the United Nations. However, she has always enjoyed reading and fell in love with the humanities while majoring in literature. She is currently working on a book about water in which she addresses the way we think about water and unpacks the assumptions that we may have. Her book is particularly inspired by the privatization and restriction of water caused by a French company in Bolivia. Adriana is also interested in the way water is portrayed in film and teaches a class called Water Wars. She hopes her research widens people’s perspectives on water and the way we speak about and look at nature as something that is not separate from us but a part of us. She also wants everyone to know that the environment and our planet have limits. Consequently, we sometimes will have to live with less rather than more and we can’t just do whatever we want to the planet and surpass its limits. Although the climate crisis, specifically the issue of food and produce, is concerning to Adriana, she is hopeful for the future because nature has many living organisms that can change the outcome of our environment. Lastly, she encourages students to engage in gardening (which can help address food issues) and for teachers to incorporate more science fiction materials into their curriculum so students are more exposed to ideas at an early age.