JULY 3, 2010
1) I come from a family of teachers and engineers. My grandfather was a teacher (after he spent his early 20s in Vietnam as a print journalist). Many of my relatives were teachers. And then, the rest of my family--virtually everyone single one of them is... an engineer. :)
2) If I was no longer reporting, I'd still want to do something similar--documentaries or something photography-related. In my next life, I think I'd like to be be a teacher.... or maybe a doctor.
3) One of the most profound places I've been to in the world: Varanasi, India--considered the holiest place in Hinduism. It's where people bathe, wash their clothes, and pour their loved ones ashes in the the Ganges River; where the caste system is still visibly evident, and where cows and cow patties are everywhere.
4) My grandfather spent 15 years in jail/re-education camp run by the Vietnamese communist government. He is a man of amazing principles.
5) One of my uncles--before he passed away from cancer-- was a Buddhist monk and spent time in a monastery in Burma.
6) One of the most unusual stories I've covered: Heaven's Gate mass suicides in Rancho Santa Fe--north of San Diego.
7) One of the most amazing stories: flying in a helicopter with the National Park Service and two bear cubs over Yosemite National Park; Landing in the snow and watching crews return the orphaned cubs to the wild
8) Stories I covered with the biggest media turnout-- even garnering international interest : Scott Peterson trial, Laci Peterson murder investigation; Heaven's Gate Mass Suicides
9) I skipped 6th grade.
10) I love milkshakes, creme brulee, chocolate chip cookies, and all desserts in general.
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