1. I believe it’s all about the communities you create.

2. My laugh fills a room but I am not the life of the party.

3. I am naturally caffeinated.

4. Eating my way through China made me a chowhound.

5. When I write I want the reader to be able to hear me talking.

6. I will never turn down a donut.

7. I believe storytelling can be an act of leadership, activism, or comfort.

8. My definition of “cross-cultural training” does not mean leave your opinions at the door.

9. I love airports, except Dulles International.

10. I bake a mean pie.