In the span of time between Juno and Whip It, Ellen Page really hasn't been seen all that much onscreen (did you go to Smart People?). Her explanation of where she's been, given to USA Today, really demands to be quoted in its entirety: "I went to Oregon to study permaculture and lived in an eco-village for a month outside Eugene. It's called Lost Valley. It was amazing and exactly what I needed, because there had been the Juno thing, where you're getting a lot of attention. You're learning how to live in a holistic way with the cycles of the Earth. At one point I was digging goat (manure) and putting it into a wheelbarrow, and while shoveling it, I just went, "Oh, my God, this is exactly what I want to be doing right now.'" [USA Today]