I am a 19 year old Cal student (Go Bears!) that loves spontaneity and good conversation. My interests range from playing sax, listening to some good soulful music like Lauren Hill/Fugees or Fiona Apple, memoirs, and action/comedic movies to camping, philosophy, international development, and languages. I come from a "disadvantaged" background filled with the negative effects that come along with American poverty, but now I'm trying to survive in a vomit-pile of elitists that is UC Berkeley, people concerned with saving the world and ruining it at the same time. As a result, I listen to people's stories and can't help feeling connected with them in some way, no matter what their personal struggles/backgrounds have been. Most men my age do not have passion or the modest amount of respect that I require. If you have the balls, give me a chance and I promise you'll love me :)

I am trying to pay back society by going to college and doing volunteer work.

being open to new things and finding the beauty within others and showing affection and reflecting on my mistakes :) I do not really see the point in "relationships" because I enjoy being my own person. At this age, I have many goals that I have not accomplished and I hope that my man does too. BUT, there's a need in me to connect with someone on a deeper level and that's what I'm constantly yearning for. Whether through a relationship, friendship, pet-owner ship aha, anything is cool to get to that next level of connection.

You'd have to ask other people but I'm pretty funny, sincere, and illogical. I always do things that hard way but eventually I get stuff done. It's been working for me for 19 years so I don't think I'll change anytime soon. I can be bitchy and loud when the time calls for it but I usually end up tolerating a lot of crap from others. Sucks I know.

Books: anything that's a memoir, anything Augusten Burroughs, anything Chuck Palahniuk, the classics, historical fiction/nonfiction

Movies: White Chicks (do not hate), Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, 40 Yr Old Virgin, Requiem for a Dream

Music: Lauren Hill/Fugees, Common, Nas, Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, John Legend, Talib Kweli, Adele, Fiona Apple, Beyonce, Usher, Radiohead, Third Eye Blind, Regina Spektor, A Perfect Circle, The Fray, Something Corporate, Tech N9ne, soul/oldies, Latin pop/rock, bhangra, electronica, jazz, John Williams scores, mainstream radio, ANYTHING!

Food: cheesecake duh

Oh lord.

1. a level head. If you think you're one thing, there will always be someone in this world who'll tell you otherwise. It is great to have drive and want to do things; just don't put yourself on a pedestal and think that you are the only one who can.

2. compassion. There are a billion people that I have to share this planet with. It makes sense, because I have no political party affiliation but am a sincere peace-loving idealist at heart, that I should care for them and they should care a little for me so that our lives together can be great.

3. a sense of purpose. I'm not religious or anything but everyone has to find their sense of purpose. What's the point of living? Um, probably nothing unless you create something significant solely for yourself.

4. Family/Friends. I try not to get attached to people but I love my family and friends to death.

5. Temporal highs. When you go to a concert and feel a rush in your veins or you take a roadtrip with friends, fuck yeah. That's what life is.

6. Sex. I have no idea what I'm gonna do when I'm 70 and can't get laid anymore.

how everyone is a walking contradiction, how societal expectations are meaningless creations necessary for humans to function, how most political/fiscal problems do not have practical solutions, how I have been institutionalized (school) my whole life but still feel that my thoughts are valid for some unknown reason, how everyone I know including myself has some sort of personal flaw from life experiences taking their toll, how we have to constantly be working towards a "goal" to be satisfied with life (what then is actually "living" and do we ever do it?), how content I am just being the moment, how nice it is to see the bay skyline at night

I enjoy partying with friends on weekends up in Bizzerkely. Either that, or I'm on BART heading back to my family for the weekend.

This is a terrible category. The revelation of private shit comes out when the time is right, not on an internet dating site..oops I forgot to mention that I can rhyme like it's nobody's business :)

you're human, in all senses of the word.