The Author

My name is Nicolette O. Oladipo. Last name: O-la-dee-po. Not O-la-dey-po, or O-la-pi-do...or O-la-pi-po (I get those all. the. time.)

Yes, my initials are N.O.O.

I am a 28-year-old prolific writer and reader from Houston, TX who lived in Taipei, Taiwan for three years and Shenzhen, China for just over one. I graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Political Science and Chinese Studies, in addition to a minor in History. Soon after graduating, I received my certification in TESOL, and now hold a Master's in the same subject.

I am also a hard-core foodie who enjoys trying a wide variety of cuisines as well as cooking them. I really like choudoufu or stinky tofu （臭豆腐）, hence the url of this blog (which actually will be changed in the near future). To compensate for the occasional day where I eat half my body weight, I enjoy a good run or tour on my bicycle.

Occasionally, you might find me sewing. While I will not be seen on Project Runway any time soon, I am quite proud of my collection of homemade ankara skirts.

I also enjoy language learning (i.e., Chinese and Japanese), and study between one and three hours per day, but my Chinese intonation isn't the best and my Japanese is pretty restricted to listening and reading. Nonetheless, I will get better someday. I also love to travel in order to test my linguistic abilities while seeking adventure. On less eventful days, I am content with reading a good book, writing, or wasting time on YouTube.

For questions or business inquiries, please use the contact form.

我的名字是Nicolette Oladipo (O-la-di-pou)。我是從美國來的女生，今年28歲。在大學我的專業是政治跟中國文化學，副修是歷史。我有一個英文教學碩士(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; TESOL)。我住在台灣了三年了。我今年搬回來美國，但是我很想在國外住。

我的興趣包括吃美食，做飯，言語學（我現在學中文和日文），旅行。如果你有問題或者業務查詢，請在這邊與我聯繫。