About Me

 

Born on a farm in Northeastern China.

Grew up in Shanghai.

Immigrated to the US at 16.

Graduated from UC Berkeley in 2000.

First Career: Online Marketing

Second Career: Foreign Service

 

03/02/09 – registered for the FSOT (Foreign Service Officer Test)
06/08/09 — took the FSOT
07/01/09 — got the results from my FSOT: passed
07/16/09 — took the critical language test for Mandarin
07/20/09 — submitted my Personal Narrative essays
07/23/09 — got the results from my language test: passed
09/14/09 — passed QEP and invited to OA
11/18/09 — went to DC for the OA: passed
12/16/09 — initial case interview for security clearance
12/30/09 — medical clearance granted
03/08/10 — Top Secret security clearance granted
03/12/10 — got on the Register and offer for May 10th A-100: accepted
03/23/10 — received the official appointment letter
05/03/10 — pack-out started and we moved into a hotel
05/04/10 — moving company came to hauled away all of our stuff
05/08/10 — flew into DC and checked into our apartment
05/10/10 — in-processing at Main State
05/11/10 — A-100 began at FSI
06/07/10 — got our first assignment: Seoul, South Korea
09/07/10 — began Korean language training
02/07/11 — got our 2013 onward assignment: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
03/18/11 — passed Korean test and finished language training
03/30/11 — arrived in Seoul
03/15/13 — departed Seoul