Powering up the Grand Canyon at age 1.
A 26-year-old traveling programmer based in Los Angeles, California and Kyoto, Japan.
I was born in LA in 1982, got my Computer Engineering degree from UC San Diego in 2004, and learned to speak Japanese at Ritsumeikan University in 2005.
After graduating I spent one year developing a Nintendo DS title in Japan, and now I'm back on the road.
White water rafting on the Kern River at age 15 (front right...with the long hair...).
In kindergarten I spent my free time taking apart TVs instead of microwaving GI-Joe's like most of the other kids, and by the time I began grade school I'd become the family's official electronics repairman. It wasn't until college that I first took up programming, but it didn't take long to realize that this is where my ultimate career path would lie.
Climbing an active volcano in Thailand at age 16.
To help expand my skillset, I started this website in 2004 as a way to teach myself web programming as well as keep in touch with friends and family while living abroad. But during my travels it gained surprising popularity, so here I am years later still writing.
Rock climbing in Idyllwild at age 21.
I'm also an obsessive studier and love learning new things. My recent focuses have been language, photography, 3D graphics, and social dynamics.
Holding a huge chunk of salt near the Dead Sea at age 22.
Countries visited so far include USA, Canada, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Monaco, Belgium, UK, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, France, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
Getting my SCUBA license at age 24.
A map of my travels here
My programming projects here
My resume here
My photography here (and spread throughout the blog posts here)
A video I put together of my first fourteen months of living in Japan here
And if you have a moment, please sign my guestbook!
