BBBB #398: Meeting JULIA SCHILLER ||| Chatting about games, life, migration, mental health.
Channel: Stuff by Bez
Date: 2021-06-08

Daily positivity, and boardgame blethering.

Today: Meeting JULIA SCHILLER

Julia is a New Zealand-based boardgame designer, publisher, and distributor.

We’ll talk about life, early memories, music, and games. What are some childhood memories? What are some treasured moments?

How did Julia fall in love with games? What are some favourites?

How does ESL relate to boardgames? Did Julia find any games useful for teaching?

Are there any games particularly well suited to someone with manic depression? How does manic depression affect Julia?

Why does Julia continue to publish?

All respectful questions and comments welcome.
Sillier Qs during the QQQ section please.


An only child, Julia was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and earned a degree at Washington University in St Louis. As a young adult, she lived in Denver, where her son was born, and Carlsbad, California.

Julia’s never been a “career person” but has had some interesting jobs and volunteer
positions and engaged in political activism. Diagnosed with manic depression at age 29, she immigrated to New Zealand the same year and after stints learning and practicing homeopathy and teaching English as a Second Language, she eventually found her way into the board game industry, and has been designing, publishing, and distributing games since 2011.

http://www.cheekyparrotgames.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/cheekyparrotgames 
https://www.instagram.com/cheekyparrotgames/ 
https://twitter.com/CheekyParrot 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAcCOOfux_7BoZ7nEKBdNLA