Laundry list of interests

Reading

* current favorite in fiction: Jasper Fforde

* current favorite in non-fiction: Rebecca Solnit

International traveling

* latest trip: Germany

* previous trips: Italy, Austria, Spain, UK, Japan

* ideal future trips: Greece, New Zealand, Taiwan

Figure skating
* competed for about 10 years at Ice Palace, Oahu

* level: freestyle 5

Downhill skiing

* ever since I was 5 yrs old

* yet to conquer: Sugarbowl’s Fuller’s Folley run

Badminton

* played in high school team

Piano

* played for 10+ years

* mostly classical; tried jazz

Cats

* in the family: Q, Moki, (pictured), Lilo, Buttons, Tabitha, Joey

Asian American issues

* nearly became my undergraduate major

* Kimochi volunteering

* OASES volunteer tutoring

Good study cafes

* Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Mountain View areas

* Spreadsheet of info on hours, location, phone #, free wi-fi access, & power

I believe that only boring people get bored