About Me

(photo by Amy Allen Photography)

I’m a displaced northerner confronting the daily challenges of maintaining a work-life balance as a wife and mom. Originally from NJ, I’ve lived in Baltimore, Bangladesh, Taiwan, and Los Angeles, but now I call North Carolina home. I am actually doing something with my MA in East Asian Studies (gasp!) and work as a program coordinator for China-related projects (yes, I had to learn Chinese, it is not my native language).

When I’m not cooking dinner or changing diapers, I enjoy…

• BBC crime series
• Yoga
• Travel
• Dunkin’ Donuts (I am from NJ…)
• Short stories
• Painting
• Party-planning
• Church
• Thrift stores

Things that surprised me when I moved to North Carolina include its:

• Sugar levels in sweet tea
• Friendliness
• Accents
• Ethnic diversity
• Similarity to NJ suburbia
• History of UNC-Duke basketball rivalry