About Me

  • About Me: “A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann “I love being a writer. What I hate is the paperwork.” -- Peter De Vries “All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Travel

  • Places I love: Emei Shan of Sichuan Province, China. Beijing, China. the colorado rockies. camden, ohio. land between the lakes, kentucky. cedarville, michigan. oxford, ohio. boston, MA. thompson station, TN
  • Places I've been: american south, east, midwest. mexico city, and the yucatan peninsula. strassburg, france. weisloch, bayern, baccharach, heidelberg, mannheim, deilheim, germany. beijing, tianjin, yinchuan, guyuan, shanghai, chengdu, china.
  • Places to see before I die: india. africa. new zealand. australia. california. utah. alaska. brazil. thailand. rome. italy.
  • Dream Vacation: one of the places I love with someone I love

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Chinese. Thai. German. Italian. Mexican.
  • Favorite Dishes: Egg Fried Rice. Macaroni and Cheese. Grilled Cheese. Cheesy Omelette.
  • Favorite Desserts: Chinese corn cakes.
  • Favorite Drinks: Woodchuck Draft Cider. Pineapple-Orange.
  • Favorite Junk Foods: popcorn.
  • Best meal ever: something with cheese.
  • My Original Recipes: potato slices baked with cheese
  • Favorite Restaurants: Wu Da Niang
  • Foods I hate: Anchovies. Most seafood. beets. caviar.

Books

  • Favorite Books: Proverbs, I Know why the Caged Bird Sings, The City of Joy, Wild Swans, David Copperfield, Crooked Little Heart, The Four Loves, Tuesdays with Morrie...
  • Favorite Authors: Anne Lamott, LM Montgomery, Willa Cather, CS Lewis, Charles Dickens, Homer, Catherine Marshall...
  • Favorite Genres: Victorian, Bildungsroman, American Frontier, Chinese Lit., 19th Century, Shakespearean Romantic Comedy
  • Favorite Characters: Gilbert Blythe. Zorro. The Count of Monte Cristo. Antonia.
  • Favorite Quotes: "I am most seriously displeased."
  • Recent Reads: The Irresistible Revolution...Tuesdays with Morrie...Gone with the Wind...The Measure of a Man...The Summer of Bees...Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...

High School

  • School Name: Sturgis High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2002

College

  • School Name: Central Michigan University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2007
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): English Language and Literature

More About Me

  • Nicknames: matzy. sarahhhh. oh flip.
  • Interests: Beauty. Truth. Goodness. Love. Joy. Splendour. Light.
  • Occupation: Student
  • Industry: Art