I'm a college student and a biology major, aiming to go to medical school afterwards. I'm dealing with the double whammy of both being a transfer student, and attending a school who's social life ouside of the drinking scene is practically nonexistent, so I thought I'd try out this site. I enjoy fencing, video games, and talking about pretty much anything. I've yet to try any sort of outdoor activity I haven't liked. My two big passions are science and culture studies. I'd studied abroad in Japan last semester, and the cultural parallels and divergences were fascinating. History, geography; it's all reflected in the culture. Even the grammar structure plays a part! Anyways, it was a real eye-opener, and gave me a glimpse of how my own culture was shaped by such things.

Right now, I'm halfway through my biology major and Japanese language minor, and am still trying to find a good balance between work, play, and sleep. Soon I'll be studying for the MCAT.

I enjoy books that combine multiple genres, especially with a dose of speculative fiction, so Ursula K. Le Guin, Neal Stephenson, and Steven King are my three favorite authors so far.

I like pretty much all types of movies except for teen comedies and cookie-cutter romances. Thank You for Smoking, I Am Legend, American Gangster, The Importance of Being Earnest, and any of the Marx Brothers movies are the first that come to mind. I do have a soft spot for zombie flicks and Jackie Chan films.

I listen to a lot of different styles of music, anything from the Beatles, to Queen, to Mute Math, or even Ayumi Hamasaki. Not a fan of hip-hop or country, though.

And for food, everything. Indian, Italian, Tex-Mex, French, Vietnamese, Japanese; they all have dishes I love!

Friends, family, good food, books, the internet, and SCIENCE!

Oh yeah, and ethics too. (If you're a stickler for "six things", then just remove half of "good food" and "books", and put in "ethics" there.)