Q:  Where did you grow up? What was your path to Cal?
A:  I was born in Tucson, Arizona where I lived for three years. I don't
    remember much from there, but I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and had lived
    there ever since I can remember, up until coming to Cal. There are
    a couple reasons why I ended up leaving the sunny state of Arizona:
    1) It's hot there. As I'm sure you all know, Arizona has summers that
    reach temperatures of around 115 and winters that reach a super low
    temperature of 60. Basically, you can say I wanted to escape the heat
    and it's true!
    2) I had lived in a suburban setting for my entire life, always having
    to drive everywhere; when applying to colleges, I wanted to experience
    the opposite end of the spectrum and try out an urban environment.
    Thus far, I have loved it!
    
Q:  How much programming have you done (and what languages)?
A:  Since I am only going to be a sophomore at Cal and I actually took
    CS61A just last semester, I am still in the process of learning as
    many languages as I can. I consider myself to be proficient in Python,
    Scheme, Ruby on Rails, BYOB (from CS10!), Ruby, Objective-C, HTML,
    and CSS. I have also dabbled in Javascript, AJAX, and Json for web
    development which I do on the side. I also consider myself to be
    above average in Unix because I took the awesome self-paced CS9E
    class last semester (which I recommend because it is helpful to know
    Unix when coding!). I still have lots to learn in terms of languages
    so as time goes on, I will hopefully be able to add to this list.
    
Q:  What are your hobbies? What are some of your talents and skills?
A:  I played soccer all throughout high school and many years before that.
    I continue to play soccer even in college by playing on two
    intramural soccer teams here at Cal (one in speed soccer and one in
    11v11s.) I will always love the game of soccer and I will keep
    playing as much as I can. I also enjoy longboarding which I picked
    up a few years ago. I mainly ride around to relax and enjoy moving
    faster than walking speeds (I can't do any tricks). 
    
Q:  Have you done anything remarkable? Has anything memorable happened to you?
A:  I played on the varsity soccer team for three years during high
    school. In my Junior year, we won the State Championship! My most
    emorable moment (besides winning the championship) was scoring my
    only playoff goal of my high school career in the first round of
    the playoffs that year. 

Q:  What commitments will be consuming your cycles this summer?
A:  This summer, in addition to reading for CS61A, I will also be working
    at ResComp as a Residential Computing Consultant working on small side
    projects and helping fix summer residents' computers. I am also taking
    CS61BL which will consume a decent amount of time. In addition,
    I will continue to run various websites that I have been running for
    quite a while now (if you're interested in working on a website,
    shoot me an email!). Lastly, I will continue to work on my beloved
    side projects which are usually websites, applications that run on
    websites, and iPhone apps. I also want to continue exploring the Bay
    Area this summer so if you have any suggestions, shoot me an email!