All of you loyal eFIPO readers know what an amazing site it is: hip, current and relevent to the world that we have to live and work in as young adults. But I would wager that most of you are men.

Not that there is anything wrong with that, but from time to time it pays to have girl’s perspective on politics and finance. Quite frankly, we have different concerns, different perspectives and sometimes an all around different point of view. Which is where I come in. Jeremie recruited me to be a female editor & writer on this site, thinking that I represent the average girl’s take on the world and that I would balance out the content already on eFIPO.

But I don’t just want to give you all a female take, I also want to get girls more involved in eFIPO. Girls these days are becoming more informed than ever about politics and finance, but I think that we still lag behind our male counterparts and I’d like to help change that. I want more girls on this site and I want them to be vocal and active participants. I am no expert on finance or politics, but I am trying to change that in my own life. You’ll get to learn with me as we bumble our way through the basics of stock investing, saving strategies and discussions of international economics and politics, among other things.

A little about me: I live in the heartland of crazy liberal America, Berkeley California, but I am a left leaning central at heart. I’m Canadian, but a non-immigrant, so I watch the political circus of the United States with a detached and fascinated eye, and I’m learning about civics as I go (I just figured out your election day system this week!).

Prepare yourself to inevitable comparisons of the US political system to the Canadian, since it’s my only point of reference to figure out how this country of yours works. I come from an eclectic academic background (a little microbiology and a lot of international history, plus a little infectious disease masters degree thrown in there for kicks) but frankly I have a passion for learning and there is very little in life that I wouldn’t take the time to learn about if I didn’t have to be employed in an actual job.

I’m smart and I’m saavy, but I am a little unsure of what I want to do with my life. I subscribe to both The Economist and US weekly, and I can discuss the current state of EU politics as readily as I can talk about Britney and K-Fed’s impending divorce (although I’m probably better versed on the latter subject, but come on! everyone saw it coming!).

I work for the government but I want to be an entrepreneur. I’m a feminist, but I would never suggest getting rid of my eye shadow or high heels or ruining all of those other things that make being a girl so much fun (the travesty!). I love to travel but I’m terrified of airplanes. I crunch numbers all day for a living but tend to buy stocks on a gut instinct.

In short I’m a bunch of contradictions.

Also known as, your average girl.