| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | I’ll always remember going to the beach for the first time. All my family went and we had a big cookout. My cousins and I played in the water and in giant sand dunes. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | My dad is my role model in life. He has taught me to persevere through difficult times. All of his life advice has helped me get to where I am in life. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | I admire courage to do what is right, not just what is easier, loyalty to others and to one's own sense of self and being able to feel empathy for others’ difficulties in life. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | My dad took me and my sister fishing. After a long time of not catching anything, I finally reeled one in. And as I brought it toward me, it wriggled out and slapped me in the face. Even after 20 years my dad still loves to bring it up. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would love to travel to China for a month. China has such grand cities, rich culture and deep history. I definitely would love to walk the entire great wall if I could. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | If I were to ever have children, I would like to pass onto them everything I have, whether it's my monetary possessions or my accumulated life experiences. I only hope it gives them everything they need to succeed in life. |
