INTERESTING PERSONAL FACTS
BORN HOMELESS
LORETO CONVENT
LORETO CONVENT
I was born to teenage parents living on the streets of Calcutta. Before I turned 4, I was sent to Loreto Convent an all-girls boarding school for orphans run by Irish nuns.
LORETO CONVENT
LORETO CONVENT
LORETO CONVENT
I challenge the status quo, dare ask "why" and seek out challenging opportunities. It was Sister Cyril who nurtured my unbreakable spirit, from her I learned to be adaptive, resilient, and self-reliant.
MOTHER TERESA
MOTHER TERESA
MOTHER TERESA
Mother Teresa was a nun and teacher at Loreto Convent until she founded Sisters of Charity. Mother Teresa was a normal and regular presence at school; she was our storyteller.
IMMIGRANT
MOTHER TERESA
MOTHER TERESA
I immigrated to the Bay Area soon after I graduated college. I fell in love with the people, the culture, and the country. Today, as an American I fight for equitable and equal opportunities for all, without discrimination.
AN ADVOCATE
AN ADVENTURER
AN ADVOCATE
AN ALLY
AN ADVENTURER
AN ADVOCATE
AN ADVENTURER
AN ADVENTURER
AN ADVENTURER
HIKING ADVENTURES
Yosemite National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Yosemite National Park
Winning the Yosemite Wilderness Pass lottery for Half Dome was the highlight of hiking more than 1K miles last year. Spraining an ankle on the hike down Half Dome, was not fun but the patience and thoughtfulness of hikers made it possible to hike back to Curry Village.
Zion National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Yosemite National Park
Hiking Angels Landing was made memorable by the kindness of a stranger. At the narrowest railing section, my phone fell out of my pocket, while I gingerly made my way down to the edge, it was beyond my reach, a fellow hiker without hesitation, made her way down and picked it up.
Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Death Valley National Park
Hiking the High Peaks trail in the Pinnacles National Park, I spotted the critically endangered California Condors warming in the early morning sunshine. With no other hikers on the trail, I stood and watched in awe. It truly was an amazing sight.
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Before hiking in Death Valley for the first time last October (2021), I thought it was a barren desert crawling with scorpions and rattlesnakes. I fell in love with Death Valley as you'll see in the photographs below. Hiked Ubehebe Crater on my fourth trip over a span of a few months.
Muir Woods National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Muir Woods National Monument
Hiking from Stinson Beach to Mount Tamalpais on the Dipsea Trail, then up the beautiful Steep Ravine Trail through Muir Woods to Pantoll Campground, then the Old Stage Road up to the summit and back to Stinson Beach via the Matt Davis Trail. It's a little over 15miles of heaven.
Inyo National Forest
Death Valley National Park
Muir Woods National Monument
Day trips to Inyo National Forest when CA-120 is opened after being closed from Nov-Mar for the winter make hard-to-get to places like Mammoth Lakes (Convict Lake), Mono Lake, May Lake, and my namesake June Lake so much more accessible and fun to hike.
