My name is Alyssa but I often go by Bailey, except when I’m home and there’s 5 other people who also use that name. I hail from the glorious and green state of Washington, but have transplanted to Tulsa, Oklahoma for college, migrated on to Little Rock, Arkansas to begin my grown-up life, then emigrated to Daegu, South Korea for two years to teach English and mayhem.

In 2015 I decided to move to Chicago to take classes at Second City’s Comedy Training Center and re-pat to America. Before then I’d never been outside O’Hare when I arrived with a U-Haul, a dream and 3 cardigans. I enjoy reading my personalized Facebook ads because they expose what I’ve googled lately and being a pop-culture junkie, I like Buzzfeed quizzes a lot.

After 7 years, 2 ice-pocalypses, and 1 pandemic, I (and my hench cats) moved out of Chicago in 2022 and home to Western Washington state, the homeland. I bought a Jeep, moved in with my sister, and got my first Costco card. I’m currently in the process of applying/hiring to be a Foreign Service Officer and still doing make believe at local improv spots.

I am not a huge fan of death metal music, the color yellow against my fair complexion, Dr. Pepper, and the number 9. But if you buy me a Diet Coke, I’ll tell you some stories and tell you my favorite Korean foods. That there’s the truth.

Let’s do it.