My name is Tianyi (天一, pronounced TIEN-YEE). Born and raised in Beijing, China, I currently reside in the Philadelphia area. I consider travel my No. 1 passion. It was kindled at the age of 9 during a family trip to Egypt – my first ever overseas excursion!
The trip included a week-long cruise up the River Nile (no one was murdered), visits to fabulous temples and museums, and riveting tales of the Great Pyramid and the powerful pharaohs by our local guide. It was so fun, even though I did not pull an Indiana Jones and came home empty-handed. We also discovered that medicated oil was treated like paper money in Egypt, as we handed it out to access public bathrooms!
Professionally, I am a biostatistician at a pharmaceutical company, where I use statistics to help my company obtain approvals for novel therapies from health authorities. Beyond my job, I am deeply interested in applying statistics across a wide range of disciplines, especially in real estate investment. A dream of mine is starting my own data-driven real estate brokerage!
Other hobbies of mine include reading, running, trying good food, drinking an ungodly amount of coffee, binge listening to history or anthropology podcasts, watching Bayern Munich slay in the Champions League, and playing board or video games that involve strategy or logical deduction (I’m looking at you, Civ VI, ney, Balatro). I have an extraordinarily adorable tabby cat named Wrigley.
This website primarily hosts my travel blogs with some lightly philosophical (shower) thoughts on statistics and real estate sprinkled throughout. I also host a website on GitHub for research-related content. You can check it out by clicking here.
A Statistician’s Journey 