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I came to the U.S. in 1994 to learn English and go to business school, but I took only a few business courses at the State University of New York at Albany and didn't finish.

I did try to go to college and try to be an English major.

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

My master's degree was in English literature.

I was an English major in college, and then I went to graduate school in English at the University of North Carolina for three years.

I had a degree in economics but also thought of myself as a musician.

In the beginning of college I wanted to be an English major, but then I became interested in international relations.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.