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Active Life

Sports & Hobbies

First V6
Bouldering · First V6
At the Post, Pasadena · Jan. 2026
Bishop
Bouldering · Bishop
First outdoor bouldering session · Nov. 2025
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Archery
Recurve. One of the more meditative sports — all technique, no brute force.
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Tennis
Recreational. Enjoy both singles and doubles, especially on Caltech's courts.
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Table Tennis
Grew up playing. Fast reflexes, good spin — it's basically a national sport where I'm from.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
White belt. Grappling and ground control — the chess of combat sports.
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Board Games
Strategy-heavy: Twilight Imperium, Wingspan, Agricola. Always up for a game night.
Gallery

Moments

Photos coming soon — check back after the next trip to Bishop.

Wanderings

Places I've Been

🇺🇸 United States — California & West
Los Angeles Sequoia NP Joshua Tree NP San Diego Temecula Santa Barbara Las Vegas Tucson Phoenix Flagstaff Grand Canyon NP Saguaro NP Santa Fe Albuquerque White Sands NM Carlsbad Caverns NP
🇺🇸 United States — Midwest & East
Chicago Evanston Indianapolis Atlanta Savannah Boston
🌴 Florida
Miami Key West Orlando Cocoa Beach
🌺 Hawaii
Kona Hilo Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP
🇪🇺 Europe
Madrid Barcelona Paris Toulon Rome Vatican City Genoa
🇨🇳 China — Home & Long-term
Henan ★ Anhui ★ Jiangsu Shenzhen
🇨🇳 China — Travel
Beijing Tianjin Shanghai Heilongjiang Liaoning Shandong Hunan Hubei Shaanxi Hebei Guizhou Hong Kong Macau Taiwan

★ grew up / long-term residence

Travel Gallery

On the Road

Key West
Key West · Southernmost Point of the Continental US · Dec. 2025