About Me

Short Bio

I have had many interesting experiences in my life that I think define me and influence my thinking and outlook on life.

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Stuff I Do

Besides school/work, I am also active in Shotokan Karate. The Shotokan style of karate came to Japan from Okinawa and is now taught in the U.S. in the traditional Japanese manner. After a few ventures into Karate and Tae Kwon Doe earlier on, I joined the Drexel Karate Club as a freshman and have been there ever since. I have pretty much held every leadership role in the club, including being president. In this time, I have attained the rank of Nidan (second degree black belt). This has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life.

Aside from karate, I am also an avid snowboarder. I started out skiing, but around 1998 decided to try snowboarding. I have since "converted" to snowboarding and Iam pretty good. I fly down double black diamonds, but I have yet to master (or even do reasonably well on) the terrain parks and the halfpipe. I also try to get everyone I can to try snowboarding because it's much more fun than skiing, IMHO (aside from the initial learning curve).