My name is Brian. I'm a 20 year old student at WVU, living in Morgantown and working part time at Red Lobster as a host and bar tender! I love my co-workers, they keep me laughing and it's a new experience every time I go in there. Classes are boring, but what are you gonna do? I'm a triple major: BS in Psychology, BS in Nursing, and a Multiple Disciplinary studies. I plan on getting my BS in Psych and my MDS in 2011 and then finishing my Nursing degree. I am taking (as of Fall 2009); Arabic 101, Psych 232 (Psychology of the Cinema), Statistics 211, Religion 233 (Islam and Near Eastern Religions), Intro to Scuba, Psychology 202 (Psychology as a profession), and I took a delayed care first aid class. I have four American Red Cross certifications!

I know my purpose in life is to save others. It's what makes me happy. I plan on putting my nursing and psych degree into good use by working in a psych ward or a trauma center. The MDS is for kicks...but maybe working in the state department if I get tired of nursing. I am also thinking about getting my masters in nursing by going through a CRNA program...*ching ching*

I'm doing diverse degrees for a reason, just incase I get tired of one thing, I can switch to something completely different. I doubt I'll get tired of nursing, but you never know. I might be more interested in counseling that nursing and get a masters to be a counselor.

Like I said I'm at college and working, I don't know what I want to do with my degrees. I want to possibly work as a nurse in a psych ward somewhere, but I would love to be an Ambassador which is where my MDS comes into play. There isn't a Middle Eastern Studies major at my school, so I'm making one. A MDS is three minors: I am in religious studies focusing on Middle Eastern religions, Political Science focusing on international and comparative politics of the Middle East, and when the program is in fully swing I will get my minor in Arabic. I will have the language, culture/religion, and politics.

I am thinking about joining the state department as a Foreign Service Officer. It's an entry level position that most people initially take when they want to be an Ambassador.

This December '09/Janurary '10 I will be in Africa on a service-learning trip with my university and in March I will be in the Middle East!! I can't wait to go to Africa, I'm buying all my Christmas presents there and shipping them back...or maybe putting them in another suitcase and paying to fly it back...whichever is cheaper.

I'm good at looking things up online. Not kidding. Lol, I know a lot of people can use Google, but I'm the master. If you can't find it, I'll find it in less than 5 minutes. It just depends on the topic.

I'm excellent at providing suggestions for friends like youtube videos, songs, books, movies, etc. If you give me some main criteria, I can give you some suggestions.

I'm pretty good at cooking, except pancakes....I always ruin pancakes and it upsets me. I try and try and try but my house just ends up smelling bad and then I have a trashcan full of pancakes that are inedible.

Hmmm this is all lame stuff. I'm pretty good at being lame. (Yes!! something else to add to my list!)

How tall I am. I'm only 6'0" but to short older ladies, that's really tall and they usually point it out. Not that it's a bad thing but it's kind of annoying. People usually notice my sense of humor once they talk to me. I'm very sarcastic but it's all in good light.

People always tell me I seem tense, but I'm not. I'm one of the most laid back people you'll find. I'm way accepting of other's opinions, views, etc. and there is almost nothing you can tell me that I would be shocked about. I'm a live and let live kind of person...if I seem tense it's because I'm nervous or excited about something, but once you get to know me you'll find it's not my normal thing. I used to be really shy so meeting new people isn't that easy for me, but once you're no longer a stranger to me I'll open up.

Too many to mention! I'll list my top three of each!

Books:
They Cage the Animals at night - Jennings Michael Burch. It's a sad book but it is really empowering at the same time. It's a true story.

Twilight Saga - Stephanie Meyer. I love these books for so many reasons. If you want to know more as to why or what they're about (besides sparkling vampires) just ask!

Anything by Nicholas Sparks. He is such a great author.

I know those aren't 3 books, rather 1 book, 1 series, and 1 author...but that just goes to show how many books I like.

Movies:
The Goonies!!! A movie from the 80's about this group of kids who try to save their neighborhood from a country club.

The Newsies! It's a Disney movie with Christian Bale. It's a musical based at the turn of the 20th century and based on a true story.

A Christmas Story! A holiday classic that is on all of the TVs in my house from 8 pm Christmas Eve until 8 pm Christmas day.

You may be suprised Twilight and New Moon aren't on here...well they're two of my favorites, but the ones above are movies I watched as a kid and still watch.

Music:......okay I can't do a top 3 here way too many to choose from!

Edit (11/24/09) I'll give you 3 artists...Justin Bieber, the Glee cast, and John Mayer. I used to hate John Mayer but my friend got me into him.

Food: Fajita Burrito, Coconut Shrimp, and Buffalo Chicken!

Family/friends - my biological and chosen family are some of the most important people in my life.
Food/water - obviously I would die if I didn't have these
Internet - it's my main mode of communication behind face to face conversations. I don't like talking on the phone but I will if I have to.
Starbucks - it helps me get through my classes
My car - I have to drive to work and I live 2 hours away from home. Without a car it would be a lot harder to get around town.
Cellphone/service - I hate when I can't make calls/text!! Ugh, living in the boonies sucks!

The future. Making plans is something I like to do! Usually they're just me dreaming, but I do make some serious plans as well.

I like to work out intricate details of my dreams like owning a restaurant/cafe or a trip to Europe (which I REALLY want to do!) or other things like that.

Probably working!!! If I'm not working I'm home relaxing and enjoying the fact that I am not standing on my feet for hours.

Sad but true.

I am a boy.

I'm a pretty private person, although I am open about most things. I like to know who I'm telling things to before I start telling my life story.

You can send me a message for anything! I would love to get to meet more LGBT people in the Morgantown area. I don't know many people out here except some people I've befriended from class and work so I really want people to hang out with.