About Me
Hi, I'm Sophia. I am an educator, content strategist, and landscape architect based in Hong Kong.
I spent nearly 20 years in the corporate design world across Taipei, New York, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Today, I teach design students, curate community events, and experiment with building digital businesses.
I call myself "The Weakest Superhero." Because I had to learn things like sports, finance, and technology from scratch as an adult, I understand exactly why beginners struggle. My superpower is Friction Empathy—bridging the gap between complex systems and normal people.
Where I'm From
I grew up in the south of Taiwan and moved to the United States as an adult. I have lived outside Taiwan for more than twenty years since — Denver, New York, then Shanghai, then Hong Kong. That is why the books on this site are in Chinese and everything around them is in English.
I left as an adult, but I was still a child when I lived in Taiwan. Independence, solving my own problems, working out how to get on in someone else's language and someone else's city — I learned all of that afterwards, one place at a time. It is the most honest answer I have for how I became who I am.
It is also where the other half of Friction Empathy comes from. I don't understand everything about the places I have lived, and I have stopped expecting to. What I can do is take the difference seriously and respect it. Most of the time, that turns out to be the whole job.
What I Do Now
- Education: Design lecturer
- Content Strategy: Creator of the Instagram community @love.in.hongkong, using data-driven storytelling to curate urban experiences
- Community Building: Founder of the Wondering Wanderer and Wellness Wonder meetup groups, and community yoga instructor for FitFam Hong Kong
About This Blog
This space is a collection of my past writing and present experiments. You will find:
- The Stories: Serialized memoirs and short stories from my past
- The Journey: Real-time documentation of my life now—from testing AI tools to designing better workflows for everyday life
關於我
嗨，我是 Sophia。我是一名設計講師、內容行銷策略師，也是一名景觀建築師，目前定居香港。
我在企業設計領域打滾了將近 20 年，足跡遍及台北、紐約、上海和香港。現在，我在大學教設計系學生、策畫大人的社交活動，並嘗試建立數位事業。
我稱自己為「最弱的超級英雄」。因為我在成年後才從零開始學習運動、財務和科技，所以我完全能體會初學者的掙扎。我的超能力是「減少阻力的同理心」(Friction Empathy)，在複雜的系統和一般人之間搭建橋樑，扮演一個「轉譯者」的角色。
我從哪裡來
我在台灣南部長大，成年後才搬到美國。這二十多年來，我一直住在台灣的家鄉以外的地方，丹佛、紐約、上海，然後是香港。這也是為什麼這個網站上的書是中文的，而其他部分是英文的。
我是以大人的身分離開的，但住在台灣的那些年，我其實還是個孩子。如何真正的獨立，如何靠自己解決問題，在別人的語言和別人的城市裡摸索出該怎麼相處，這些都是離開之後才學會的，一個城市接著一個城市。所以，這是關於我是怎麼變成今天的我，最誠實的答案。
這也是「減少阻力的同理心」的另一半。我並不了解我住過的每個地方的一切，我也不期待自己有一天會全懂。我能做的，是認真看待那些差異，並且尊重它們。多數時候，這是最重要的部分。
我現在在做什麼
- 教育：設計系講師
- 內容策略：Instagram 品牌 @love.in.hongkong 的創作者，透過數據分析以及故事行銷來帶領我的觀眾體驗香港
- 社群建立：Wondering Wanderer、Wellness Wonder Meetup 社團創辦人，以及 FitFam Hong Kong 的社團瑜珈導師
關於這個部落格
這個空間是我過去寫作與現在實驗的集合。你可以在這裡找到：
- 故事系列 (The Stories)： 連載我過去的回憶錄與短篇故事
- 旅程系列 (The Journey)： 記錄我現在的生活，從測試 AI 工具到為日常生活設計更好的工作流程
Get in Touch
聯絡我
For collaborations, quotes, or anything you would like to tell me.
合作邀約、引用，或任何想告訴我的事。