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#5SmartReads - October 14, 2021

#5SmartReads - October 14, 2021

Shibani Faehnle on tequila, quicksand & Punjabi-Mexican cuisine

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Today’s guest curator is Shibani Faehnle. She is a regular contributor to #5SmartReads. She is originally from Mumbai, India! She now works in economic development by day and is an author of a lifestyle blog for fun. She lives in Cleveland, OH with her husband + 3 rescue dogs.

Here are some questions to get to know her better:

Q: What Google alerts do you have turned on?
A: AITA if I say just my name? LOL

Q: Your favorite qualities in a woman?
A: Confidence - Confident women have great energy that I'm always drawn to

Q: What is a book that you’ll never get tired of reading?
A: The Idea of You (always stop at Japan)

Q: If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
A: “Michelle Obama, after a bottle of wine, and 100% off the record.”

Q: How many times did you move as a kid, or where do you think of when you hear “childhood home?”
A: “Like most kids in Mumbai India, I grew up in an apartment building!”

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