Born in China and left there for the first three years of my life.
Most of my family is in China and I have two relatives in the US. Spent the majority of my childhood moving around traveling wherever my father had a job. Currently enrolled at NVCC because I seem to have screwed up a little too much beyond recovery in high school. I want to work in medicine/surgery. (I'm good with my hands what can I say.) Nevertheless, I'm a big believer in.... "It's not what you do in life, but what you do with it that matters the most." I'm not one to get caught up in job titles, earnings, material things, fame/celebrities (although owning a yacht would be pretty sweet). I believe that it's important to utilize your life and be an active citizen.
Maybe I'm a nerd or maybe just spent too many years in the educational system that I can't ignore certain truths - but yes, on a daily basis I actually do think about things like our environment and that fact that people are really homeless on the street.
After college I am giving up any exciting job I may have to move back to New York/New Jeresy and do some volunteer work for a while. There are so many organizations there left with so little help... primarily with homeless children and kids from poor, inner city backgrounds who have HIV and, to say the least, a pretty rough life. Yet it's not depressing because nothing makes you feel more alive and positive than seeing these kids radiate with joy just because you walked in the room.
I am probably one of those people that could actually live my life doing aide work in a developing country and/or opening a tavern with the locals. Yet, having said that,
I can assure you... I'm neither a saint nor a bore. I've definitely had my fair share of doing some pretty insanely wild things, time and then, time again - and often look back wondering how I/anyone manages to pull through it all in one piece. I just think it's possible to live an exciting, adventurous, fulfilling life while still staying balanced and recognizing the world around you... Not one to say that other people should follow a similar path. I think everyone has their own defining, talents/qualities and gifts to offer the rest of us - but I do think it's important to not get too self-absorbed.
Anyway, who knows where life will lead... As much as I aspire to certain things I leave life open to possibility/spontaneity and to the people/circumstances that come along the way and alter it's course. I'm a city slicker who loves how complicated things can look as I am someone who loves the outdoors/nature. I love being active, seeing live shows, jogging at 3 in the morning, dinner parties, lounge clubs as much as I love kayaking and hiking deep into nowhere.
I treasure my amazing experiences from all over the world and love the new people you get to meet along the way in life. I love people with depth of character yet completely open in terms of honesty. Who has the time or the energy to try and decipher otherwise? .... I've seen first hand how the one's you love the absolute most may face a life cut unexpectedly short. So w/o a doubt, I want the moments I spend with you - whoever you are - to be honest and genuine and passionate and real. I try to surround myself with healthy, positive, inspiring - quirky, funny people. People with their own unique character - who have something so great to offer - yet humble enough to know the value of being genuinely good to others. I like people that don't take things for granted. Life can get cluttered with events, people, schedules - and I think it's important to know how to just stop and recognize a great thing when it's right there in front of you.
I consider myself a whole-heartedly - kind, empathetic, down-to-earth, energetic, brutal, authentic, soulful and certainly extremely over analytical person who can recognize the same in others. I love to live life to the fullest and adore people that can make me laugh endlessly.
