I am currently a PhD candidate in Second Language Studies at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa studying how conversations help (second) language acquisition and development. I wear several hats through my professional journey, but they are closely related. I am a researcher, an educator, a specialist and a designer. I started as a language teacher, then teacher educator working with both pre-service and in-service teachers. I was awarded the Fulbright scholarship to pursue the master degree specializing in language assessment, measurement, and program evaluation (2014-2016). I am also a self-taught designer, thereby an advocate of design thinking in problem solving at individual, institutional and social levels. Below are some questions that guide me through my intellectual and professional journey.