julia ross
writer/journalist
About Me
I'm a Washington, DC-based writer specializing in travel, environmental issues and Chinese culture. A Washington native, I've also lived in Shanghai and Taipei, where I studied Mandarin and worked as a freelance journalist under a Fulbright Fellowship.
My articles and essays have appeared in Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Plenty, The Los Angeles Times and elsewhere, and I'm a contributing editor for the Travel Channel's WorldHum.com. In my other life, I'm a communications consultant to think tanks and global health projects, a career path that has taken me as far afield as Haiti, Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan.
I hold a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. I also spent nine months wrestling with traditional Chinese characters at National Taiwan Normal University; I continue that struggle stateside.
My 2008 itinerary includes Dublin, Chicago and Jerusalem, but my dream destination is the weekend market in Kashgar, China. I imagine it to be the most exotic place on earth.
I'm a Washington, DC-based writer specializing in travel, environmental issues and Chinese culture. A Washington native, I've also lived in Shanghai and Taipei, where I studied Mandarin and worked as a freelance journalist under a Fulbright Fellowship.
My articles and essays have appeared in Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Plenty, The Los Angeles Times and elsewhere, and I'm a contributing editor for the Travel Channel's WorldHum.com. In my other life, I'm a communications consultant to think tanks and global health projects, a career path that has taken me as far afield as Haiti, Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan.
I hold a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. I also spent nine months wrestling with traditional Chinese characters at National Taiwan Normal University; I continue that struggle stateside.
My 2008 itinerary includes Dublin, Chicago and Jerusalem, but my dream destination is the weekend market in Kashgar, China. I imagine it to be the most exotic place on earth.
