I...

...like SERIAL COMMAS.

...love my dog MARTY.

....enjoy helping people and companies find their VOICE, as well as INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING and sticking up for people when it comes SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

...think sidelining CONGRESSMEN on Capitol Hill is very much like RED-CARPET REPORTING. Both involve taking ELBOWS from other reporters.

...am good with NUMBERS and — gasp! — like MATH.

...have been described as a HUMAN ZAGAT GUIDE.

...was formerly a FOOD REVIEWER.

...love COOKING for friends.

...used to run CROSS COUNTRY and TRACK. Now, I jog slowly and do hot yoga.

...grew up in MADISON, Wisc.

...am of MALAYSIAN-CHINESE descent.

...speak ENGLISH and MANDARIN CHINESE.

...have lived in NEW YORK CITY for 5 years, LOS ANGELES for 4 years, HONG KONG for 3 years, CHICAGO for 6 months, WASHINGTON D.C. for 3 months, BEIJING for 3 months, and LONDON for 3 months.

...currently reside in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

...have also traveled to ISTANBUL, SHANGHAI, KUNMING, CHENGDU, JIUZHAIGOU, LIJIANG, HO CHI MINH CITY, HANOI, SIEM REAP, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, VIENTIANE, BALI, TOKYO, NAEBA, EDINBURGH, AMSTERDAM, PARIS, BARCELONA, ROME, VENICE, SKIATHOS, SYDNEY, MEXICO CITY, and exotic CANADA.

...have dual U.S. and Canadian CITIZENSHIP.