all work but some play
(education and profession)
(education and profession)
After completing high school in Taiwan, Karen continued her studies at this prestigious university in La Jolla.
What is UCSD?
Before she was planning her real-life fairytale, Karen was weaving fantastical (and hilarious) stories about her high school classmates. Named for an article of clothing many of you likely brought on this trip, this epic story kept her friends hooked week-to-week.
What is The Ugly Fugly Bikini Story?
Part love story, part meat appreciation page, this joint account documents Karen and Jesse's adventures together.
What is @beefland?
Karen carries this tool, also known as field glasses, to observe wildlife on her travels.
What is a pair of binoculars?
In her youth, Karen fangirled over this British songwriter/early 2000s heartthrob who shared the screen with Hilary Duff and Amanda Bynes but has since faded into obscurity.
Who is Oliver James?
When Karen's not working, exploring new places, or cooking, she's got a hook in hand, totally zoned into this cozy hobby.
What is crocheting?
In recent years, Karen has used this unique method of documenting daily life, creating a time-lapse of memories in bite-sized moments.
What is the one-second video?
This word was replaced by "beef" when Jesse tried to use a term of endearment for our bride but got tongue-tied. (They now deliberately refer to each other as "beef.")
What is babe?
These animals with shaggy bangs stole Karen's heart--and took over her camera roll. If she could smuggle some of these into her future backyard, she would.
What is a highland cow?
Found on hikes or at farmers markets, these earthy organisms--neither animal nor plant--have always caught Karen's eye.
What is a mushroom?
Karen swapped marketing strategies for Python and made a career leap into tech by completing this type of fast-paced program.
What is coding bootcamp?
Discovering these tools from an artistic relative inspired Karen to create the illustrations that will feature heavily in her wedding decorations. (Name relative and tool for full points)
This street is the location of Karen and Jesse's first apartment together.
What is Taraval?
These incredibly chill animals, giants for their order (think animal taxonomy), were Karen's favorite characters in Disney's 2021 animated musical film about a mostly magical family living in Colombia.
What is a capybara?
In her plot in a community garden, Karen grows this highly nutritious, leafy green closely related to beets.
What is chard?
While the rest were stuck dodging dodgeballs or running around the track, Karen was ditching P.E. to do this activity like it was second nature.
What is tree-climbing?
This instagram handle, named after a food eaten at a particular time of day, features updates on Karen's latest, highly impressive craft projects.
What is Good Night Noodles?
With a name that doubles as the term for a cocktail containing Prosecco, digestive bitters, and soda water, this company is where Karen first met Jesse--while interviewing him!
What is Spritz?
This humble creature was Karen's first animal companion.
What is a goldfish?
The official term for what the dance floor becomes when Karen has had one too many (second word: think scoring area in football)
What is The Karen Zone?
Karen waved yellow pom poms and danced in formation to this 1987 Whitney Houston song during her senior year.
What is "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)?"
This pair of countries in the Southern Hemisphere were the backdrop of her recent travels.
What is Australia and New Zealand?
This delicious-sounding geological formation in the Phillippines is where Jesse proposed to Karen.
What is Chocolate Hills?
Karen enjoys visiting these animals in their paddock in Golden Gate Park.
What is a bison?
This tasty, cylindrical food item--one layer is vegetarian, the other is not!--is Karen's favorite dim sum order.
What is a bean curd roll?