My name is Mishri Someshwar, and I was born and raised in southern India.

When I was 18 years old, I moved to the US for college. It turned out to be the single greatest decision in my life. The decision to go wasn’t quite mine. My father and grandfather pushed me to apply,  and even offered to  mortgage our family home for my education. I’m not sure there is a way to quantify my gratitude to them, aside from living my life everyday in a way that makes them proud. My grandfather is no longer with us, but if there is a heaven, I feel  certain that he’s fixing God’s leaky faucet or fused light bulb. The man was a genius handyman among a million other things.

After graduating from college in 2007, I started working for an association, in its communications department. It was the perfect fit for me (I had interned in associations for years and I loved that they served  a specific audience). I’ve been there ever since, going from coordinator to director in about four years. It’s been a tremendous learning experience and I’m grateful for it.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my family, cooking, good conversations, reading magazines and blogs and participating in Toastmasters. I’m also currently in graduate school, studying human resource development.

What I read:

I  read most of the same stuff that a lot of DC people read.. with a twist. Daily Reading List Below:

• The Daily Dish: my number one source on everything. Sullivan aggregates the best of the best, and add his personal touch to it, which I enjoy.
• The Global Edition of The New York Times: The NYT allows you to pick which edition you prefer to read, and I find this version to be far superior.
• The Telegraph: Oddly I prefer them to the Guardian. I enjoy the news, sports and my ultimate guilty pleasure, the royal family section.
• Cricinfo: For cricket news.
• Slate.com: I go there at least once a day, but I still can’t decide if I like them or not.
• The Atlantic Wire: I can never fully keep up with their stream of stories each day, but they do a killer round up of everything that matters, in a crisp, glorious way. Slatest is pretty good too.