Having grown up in the American South, where there are relatively few Chinese people, she had few chances to speak Chinese. Several times she came to Taiwan during summer vacations to visit her grandmother, always thinking that one day she would learn Chinese really well.
在中國人少的美國南部長大，少有機會說中文，大學暑假時曾幾次來台灣探望祖母，心裡想著總有一天要學好中文。