8 Things About Me

Inspired by Plumleigh at Something Good and wanting to humanize this blog, I have decided to make a list of things you might not guess about me.

1. I have been to Latin America (Mexico and Panama) and East Asia, but never to Europe or Africa. I would like to go to at least some places in Europe some day.

2. If I could become proficient in one language, it would be Spanish--because the language could be very useful career-wise.

3. I would give up my car for everyday use if I could. I try to take the subway to work once or twice a week (with a short ride on the bus or a 30 minute walk). After the London bombings, I stayed away for a while, but I am back to using the subway.

4. Rather than drive five or six hours to go someplace I have driven to before, I would rather fly.

5. If I had plenty of time to travel, I would most like to take the train (but I have learned that you can never rely on Amtrak to be on time).

6. When I was in college, I wondered what it would be like to live in New York or San Francisco. Now that I have my own family and my roots are established here, I don’t care so much anymore.

7. In my parents’ culture, a butterfly fluttering around you can signify the spirit of a deceased family member. When I see a butterfly in our garden, I think about my father.

8. When I was in junior high school, seeing “Star Trek II” turned me into a devoted Star Trek fan. This lasted about ten or fifteen years, until Paramount drove the franchise into the ground.