About

I'm a Native Hawaiian freelance writer born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.  I  moved to California shortly after high school and then spent the next 20 years living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

I began my career working for IT giant Cisco Systems as their Marketing Communications Manager for the North African, Gulf and Levant region - managing 12 Marketing Managers all while traveling extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Overworked, I left corporate life to open my own Japanese restaurant concept Sumo Sushi & Bento, which to date is the largest "family-owned" Japanese restaurant franchise chain in the Middle East.

I met and married my husband Youssef in Dubai and after managing the restaurant for a decade, we decided to move to Hawaii to start a family.  

My journey to becoming a writer began when my husband and I decided to sell all of our belongings and travel the world with our children.  To document our travel experience, I launched a family-friendly food blog to share our memories with curious family and friends. That 4-year experience lead to several opportunities to write for online and print publications who were looking for experts in food and family-friendly travel.

Recently, I transitioned to freelance writing full time, so I can continue to world-school my children and have the free time to pursue a business degree at Harvard Business School online.

I currently live in the Kaka'ako district of Honolulu with my husband and two children.

I have written on everything from corporate strategy, vision and mission statements, marketing and business plans, culture, food, travel and so much more. 

Writing is my trade. I have spent 20 years perfecting the craft.