"Interviewer: What leisure time activities are you involved with? (You are also known for writing poetry and engaging in activities that promote gender equality) Billene Seyoum:I absolutely love hiking and trekking and seize opportunities to do so whenever I can. I consistently write poetry and now perform every month. However, writing poetry is not a leisurely activity for me – rather it is a continuous artistic exhalation to that endured and experienced in the inner realm. [Billene has been writing since the age of 12]."