PA Preferred
It’s the city of brother’s love and where Binh-An lived for 4+ years
What is Philadelphia (Philly)?
This craft led to Binh-An’s first retail job working at a yarn store
What is knitting?
It’s the number of times Binh-An has moved since turning 18
What is 10?
This famous 80’s pop rock band was Binh-An’s first concert - and she’s got a shrine dedicated to them
Full circle moment - this Richmond museum is where Binh-An got her first pre-program conservation internship
What is the VMFA?
It’s the state capital and where Binh-An might say she’s from to a non-PA person
What is Harrisburg?
You’ll likely be using a planer, bandsaw, and jointer in this class - which Binh-An took in middle, high school, and college level
What is woodworking?
It’s the number of knee surgeries Binh-An has had
What is 2?
In middle school, Binh-An wore this type of garment everyday to school for a whole year - jeans felt too confining
What is a dress?
This Philadelphia based university is where Binh-An went to architecture summer camp (she ended up going there for undergrad - but not majoring in architecture)
What is Temple University?
A county in the UK where a famous pudding got its name from, and the county where Binh-An grew up in
What is York?
You’ll be needing a brayer, some linoleum, and maybe a wooden spoon for this craft
What is printmaking?
As far as Binh-An remembers, this is the number of concerts she’d been to (including the one she had to leave during the opening act) - orchestra concerts and the like don’t count!
What is 7? (Toto, Fleet Foxes, Muna, Hayley Kiyoko, Hippo Campus, Aurora, Yung Gravey & BBno$)
This secret never leaves the room - but this bookstore chain’s bathroom is where Binh-An dabbled in her first act of vandalism
What is Barnes and Noble?
An out of this world internship with NASA and this university based in Tempe is what led to some of Binh-An’s artwork to be showcased in the Phoenix airport in 2023
What is Arizona State University (ASU)?
Home of Dorney Park, Yocco’s Hotdogs, and Binh-An’s Dad’s side is from, or more famously the title of a 1982 Billy Joel song
What is Allentown
Coptic, longstitch, and French links are all sewing stitches associated with this craft
What is bookbinding?
This is the number of years between Binh-An and each of her sisters
What is 12 and 14?
Binh-An utilized over 1400 of these adhesive-backed reminder-writing-stationary to create a mural for her senior talent show in high school
What are sticky notes (Post it notes)?
What is National Museums Scotland (NMS)?
It’s the automotive capital of the state - fitting for its name. Also where Binh-An would often go to antique car shows (the British ones were her favorite)
What is Carlisle?
Binh-An’s pandemic craft involved this form of lacemaking involving a shuttle to create a series of knots and loops
What is tatting?
This is the number of countries Binh-An has traveled to - hopefully this number will increase in the upcoming years
What is 3?
Thank goodness this isn’t Binh-An’s 7th birthday party - otherwise she’d be at the table reading this book series where the title character is often very stubborn and wears a big pink bow in her hair. The B stands for Beatrice!
What is June B Jones?
Binh-An tutored students in this introductory chemistry course in undergrad - thermodynamics was a favorite (electrochemistry was not)
What is General Chemistry?