Sarah Varney covers health for KQED’s statewide news programs The California Report and Health Dialogues. Before moderating Zócalo’s panel on the medical future, she sat down for our In The Green Room Q&A.
Q. What’s the last habit you tried to kick?
A. It’s more the habit I’ve tried to make, which is to exercise more.
Q. Who was your childhood hero?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Q. What do you consider to be the greatest simple pleasure?
A. Snuggling with my son.
Q. What surprises you most about your life right now?
A. How rich it feels.
Q. Where would we find you at 10 a.m. on a typical Saturday?
A. The Discovery Museum in Sausalito with my son.
Q. What do you do to clear your mind?
A. I like to go for walks.
Q. What do you wish you had the nerve to do?
A. Learn Spanish.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional character?
A. She wasn’t fictional, but the way Michael Cunningham portrayed Virginia Woolf in The Hours.
Q. What is your favorite cocktail?
A. Sidecar.
Q. What is your most prized material possession?
A. Photos of my family.
Q. Who is the one person living or dead you would most like to meet for dinner?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt.
To read more about Varney’s panel, click here.
*Photo by Aaron Salcido.