On a sunny Monday in Cambridge, I sat down with Nieman fellow Celeste LeCompte to interview her. Based on my last-minute Googling, I’d discovered that she had an interest in robotics, the environment, and China. Hoping to get the scoop about Environmental issues in China or the experience of being a foreigner traveling in the country, I came prepared to learn some interesting details about that. Instead, a fascinating story about the parallels between the Maker movement in the China and US, along with the discussion of what exactly it means to be a “Maker”, emerged. Thank you, Celeste!