Patricia Y. Checks In

If you don't remember me, I was one of the little Asian girls (Hi Miye!) that was pretty quiet and really shy. In 4th grade, I used to always wear leggings (usually pink ones) and didn't even own a pair of jeans. I can happily report that I have fully grown out of that phase. Well, I suppose that I am still Asian and little, ha.

My path after Room 12 has been pretty typical and tame. I went the WMS, GHS route like so many others. Post-high school, I went down to Claremont McKenna College (in a suburb of L.A.) for two years before coming back to UW and finishing a B.S. in Math. Lots of theory, lots of proofs. I was able to get away from all the numbers for awhile when I did a study abroad in Ioannina, Greece, complete with a visit to Albania! Northwestern Greece is very distinct from Athens or the Isles; we faced adversity for being Americans, and had to learn Greek to communicate with anyone (hardly anyone spoke any English), but ultimately, had an amazing experience.

After college, not only was finding a job way more work and effort than filling out grad school applications, I wasn't quite ready for "the real world" yet. So I decided to continue my education and went out to the cornfields of West Lafayette, Indiana and Purdue University for a M.S. in Statistics. I actually had a wonderful time out at Purdue with the Hoosiers, but wasn't ready (nor willing) to continue onto a Ph.D., so graduated with my Master's in May 2006.

A job brought me out to Boston, where I am currently working as a statistician (surprise, surprise) for a consulting / technology firm that provides market research solutions. I've been in Boston about four months now, and so far have been enjoying the city and my job. While I don't think I'll be here permanently, it's great to see another city and part of the country while I still have the flexibility to do so.

Reading about the lives of my former classmates is so inspiring and brings back so many great memories. I wonder what the rest of you are up to???

All my best,
Patricia

(Patricia asked me to post this on the blog for her. I just cut and pasted her exact words. I had to go out to the Internet to find a picture. It's of her graduation from Purdue. If you want a different picture Patricia, you know what you have to do --send me one. K.D.)