What I do in my free time

Right now, I spend my weekends exploring the cities up and down the mid-Atlantic. Some of my favorites include Montclair, NJ (they have really fun film and jazz festivals) and the lower west side of Manhattan (there’s always a fun show going on at Smallz ).

One of my most memorable trips is when I spent time in China as a teenager. I was able to stay in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, and a few smaller cities in between. I was able to

• Attend classes an Wangxiang Polytech and live in the student dorms
• Tour several palaces including the Forbidden City, the old Summer Palace, the “new” Summer Palace, and the Jade Spring Hill
• Climb the Great Wall of China
• Visit several gardens in Hangzhou and a few ancient Buddhist temples.

I hope to revisit Hangzhou again as well as Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

I developed a small obsession with ceramics after taking an art class at UD. My magnum opus so far has been a 25 pound, two foot tall garden frog.

When I’m at home, I like playing Animal Crossing and recently started judo.