Living up to my name
I have a Chinese first name that sounds like an English name and means comfort. Ten years ago,…
Korean mums in fact and fiction
The last thing I expected was to confuse a real life person in the memoir Tell Me The…
Asian pride, or lack thereof
If I’m honest, I’m probably more proud of my parents’ law degrees than they are of mine. I’m…
Boys, booze, faith and purpose in Ecuador
It’s funny and terrifying how quickly ten years can fly by. Somehow it has been a full decade…
Embracing my inner artist
I have this theory: that our society tends to view being academic and being artistic as mutually exclusive.…
8 learnings from my younger self
This evening I stumbled upon an old Word document I wrote back in June 2009 – a couple…
Does he love you for who you are?
One of the biggest lies (or delusions) of romance in pop culture is that your soul mate will…
The books that changed my life
I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm. More than a way to pass the time or learn…
The stress with the dress
When my now husband and I decided to get married, I was determined to be The Anti Bridezilla.…
Whatever happened to Alternative Ann?
Compliant me, defiant me I have a friend who used to call me “Alternative Ann” back when we…