The little things in life put a smile to my face: switched socks, wrong numbers, and being chased by a bee. Robin Williams will always have me rolling on the floor. When I get the chance, I try to explore more and more of Berkeley. There is just so much around here, let alone the rest of the Bay area. Love grabbing the clam chowder over at Pier 39. For exercise, I typically do all-around fitness training, and love swimming laps on a good day. If I'm not doing that, I'm trying out a new recipe.

Favorite quote: Life is like a wave. You can't change the way it breaks, but you can change the way you ride it.

I'm in grad school studying microbiology, particularly disease research. It's a weird fascination/vendetta sort of thing. This past December, I traveled to Colombia and spent time scuba diving off the coast of Cartagena and feeding the monkeys in the Amazon. I hope to find someone who has been out and about so we can share our adventures. And if you haven't, let's start our own adventures.

Cooking! Or so I think. Specialty is pasta. New dinner recipe every week.

The curly hair usually but heads up...recent haircut so not as long in photos anymore.
People also ask where I'm from. I like to keep people guessing. Kudos if you can guess right!

So I'll try to narrow down to three favorites, but I have so many others!
Da Vinci Code, Cannery Row, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
300, Ratatouille (those should not go together lol), Tron: Legacy
How I Met Your Mother, Game of Thrones, Supernatural
Daft Punk, Linkin Park, Nuttin' but Stringz
Fettuccine Alfredo, Clam Chowder, Mango!

Daft Punk in the shower (oh, that should be the most private thing)
Family and friends (I know that's 2, but they're 1 to me)
Watch (always checking the time)
Halo (fun way to stay connected with bro back home)
Sun (I will not feel awake and alive without it)
Orange juice (just love it)

what I may have forgotten to think about

Cooking dinner while playing on the xbox with my buddy. More interesting are Thursday nights: trivia at pizzeria, bottle of wine, and Game of Thrones!

I am my little brother's godfather. Go figure. Does that make me my own god-uncle/nephew?

you're interested. Seriously go for it.