I'm a radio journalist from California.I have worked for APM’s Marketplace, PRI’s The World, NPR News, and BBC News.I spent two years  reporting in Egypt – one year before the revolution, one year after. I've also reported from Tunisia and Kenya. In 2010-2011 I was a Henry Luce Scholar based in Indonesia where I was an editor, producer and guest host of a weekly radio news show called "Asia Calling".I recently received a Fulbright Research Grant to study the oil and gas sector in Nigeria.I speak Egyptian Arabic, Indonesian, and Spanish. I'm working on my French and Swahili.I love economics, soccer, hiking, and old Hollywood detective movies.