about me

class Me:
    def __init__(self):
        self.name = "Ruoqi Dou (窦若琪)"
        self.prefer_name = "ruoqi"
        self.hometown = "Lanzhou, Gansu, CN"
        self.curr_location = "Kingston, ON, CA"
        self.trajectory = [
            "Lanzhou University → University of Manitoba (Exchange) → Queen's University (PhD)"
        ]
        self.research_focus = [
            "Genetics", "Plant Immunity", "Signaling",
            "Phosphorylation", "Protein Dynamics", "Allostery", "Disorder"
        ]
        self.identities = [
            "Molecular detective",
            "Signal chaser",
            "Lover of messy systems",
            "Occasional philosopher"
        ]

    def favs(self):
        self.fav_music = ["Linkin Park", "Sekai no Owari", "Soft indie rock"]
        self.fav_sports = ["Cycling", "Ping-pong", "Random walks (mental + physical)"]
        self.fav_colors = ["Blue", "Grey", "Muted yellow"]
        self.fav_cities = ["Xi'an", "Kyoto", "Lanzhou", "Toronto (only sometimes)"]

    def contact(self):
        self.github = "https://github.com/ruoqi28"
        self.strava = "https://www.strava.com/athletes/ruoqi28"
        self.zwift = "ruoqi28"
        self.note = "I like people who think deeply and laugh easily. If that's you, say hi."

    def credo/echoes/constellations(self):
        return [
            "Glory to mankind.",
            "Sternstunden der Menschheit.",
            "Find beauty in the mess — both in life and in science.",
            "Proteins are nature’s way of writing poetry in molecules.",
            "静水流深，疾风知劲草。"
        ]