I am a daughter.
Born in Minnesota, with six siblings (three from South Korea), I grew up with strong midwest values and work ethic. We had a hobby farm, which was our primary food source, treehouses which were our primary imagination source, and a TV that mysteriously broke for 3 years.
I am an athlete.
I began high jumping in third grade. By high school I was competing in different sports each season (cross country, basketball, track & field). My seriousness and discipline earned me a spot on a division one track team, where I made great strides in the high jump (winning Big Ten's amongst them). My athletic committment made way for athletic play when I made it on the American Gladiator Show as a contender. Taking a break from many years of intense competitiveness, I began running marathons. I no longer run marathons but still do run regularly.
I am a wife.
I met my husband in grad school while training for Grandma's marathon. Long training runs are great for getting to know people! He was getting his PhD in Protein Crystallography & Biochemistry and I was getting my Masters in Architecture. While I still don't entirely understand him when he says things like 'cyclopeptide synthetase' or 'anisotropy', I have great respect and admiration for him. We both like to take on DIY projects - our latest being sheetrocking the garage together... isn't that romantic?
I am a mother.
Matt and I kicked 2006 off with a baby - while other new years resolutions have faded, Max has been continuously giving us a richness of life other resolutions can't measure up to. With Max, my life and outlook on life is taking a new cycle where my childhood values that were instilled in me by my parents are revisited and executed upon through my own lens. I am fortunate and thankful for the opportunity to be a mother.
I am a designer.
My formal training in Applied Design and Visual Communication (BS degree) and Architecture (Masters degree) helped me land a career as a product designer working in both research and product delivery. I currently design telephony and a/v conferencing from the desktop, however despite the current specialization, I feel that design universally is about process, creativity and somehow making imagination meet up with reality.
I am so many things, more than I know.
And that is truly exciting!
