I'm a designer at a tech company where I get to combine technology and aesthetics to create beautiful experiences for people.

I'm a well-rounded person. I love art and drawing as well as science and technology. I enjoy sharing lovely meals with friends as well as riding on a motorcycle through the mountains. I tackled the mental challenges of a Ph.D. as well as the physical challenges of karate.

I'm also down-to-earth and easy-going. I like making people feel comfortable around me. I was quite shy when I was young (and there are still situations that bring out that side of me), so I strive to make people feel at ease around me.

Just moved to San Francisco from Pittsburgh, PA where I completed my Ph.D. I now work at a tech company as a designer developing ideas to make information widely and easily accessible.

I'm excited to explore this lovely city. Currently looking for spots with tasty brunch and shindigs with swing and blues dancing. I also just got a motorcycle to ride around the coast and the mountains.

Graphic arts. It's an activity in which I feel fully immersed, energized, and focused. I've been drawing since I was little (I was obsessed with comic books when I was young). In college, I painted and made silkscreen prints. During grad school, I mostly worked with digital tools like Illustrator and the iPhone Brushes app.

I love watching movies, especially, in theaters where I can feel completely immersed in a movie. I also enjoy old movies, so I love theaters that show old movies like the Retrodome in San Jose. Some of my favorite old movies are Roman Holiday, Psycho, and A Streetcar Named Desire.

When I was young, I used to be annoyed that my mom always played oldies music. But now, I love them! For that same reason, I love swing dancing and blues dancing; I can dance to that music all day long.

I'm quite an adaptable person, so there aren't really things I could never live without. For the sake of listing something, here is my usual uniform: a solid black shirt, dark jeans, black socks, black Chuck Taylors, and a black backpack. Yup, I like black. As for other colors in my life, I let my drawings and designs take care of that.

the topic of the last RadioLab or This American Life episode that I listened to.

Out-and-about, but what I'll be doing will not be as interesting as what I will do on Saturday, which is my favorite day :P On Saturday, you get the whole day to do something fun. Plus, the best public radio shows are on Saturdays.