What’s your favorite childhood memory?
Family fishing trips to Astoria, Lincoln City, and Newport, Oregon
What is the best concert you ever attended?
Up In Smoke Tour… Dre, Snoop, Cube, and Em had the Moda Center (formerly Rose Garden) hotboxed! Even the police were having a great time. Lol.
Who do you admire most and why?
My parents & the generation before mine. My parents chose to start a new life in America. Their sacrifice along with my grandpa’s sacrifice, who was a World War II Veteran, allowed me to have a better life & opportunities here. Everything wouldn’t have been possible without them.
Do you live by any particular mantra?
“Work hard, be kind, and AMAZING things will happen” – Conan O’Brien
What’s your favorite sport to watch?
Baseball (Yankees), Football (Raiders), Basketball (Blazers), Soccer (Timbers), Hockey (no specific team)… pretty much all of the sports.
Do you have a favorite TV show?
To this day, I still watch The Office reruns. Dunder Mifflin Gang Gang!
What’s on the top of your bucket list?
It’s a tie between: Watching a game at Yankee Stadium, Seeing Paul McCartney/Guns N’ Roses in concert, and an Australian Vacation.
What are you most proud of?
It’s more like “WHO am I most proud of”… My best friends & family. I have the best times with them. So many stories! They inspire me. They are all there when I need help. They make life worth living. I am beyond BLESSED to have them in my life.
Who is your most embarrassing celebrity crush?
I wouldn’t say it’s embarrassing but most people would think it is… Sally Field. I’d still hit it.
If money were no object, what’s the first thing you would buy?
Big screen TV’s for floor 14K at OHSU. When I had leukemia, that was my floor.