i was born in 1985 in salt lake city, utah. i have a family of six people including one older brother, one older sister, one younger sister and myself. my hobbies widely vary. i love to listen to music as well as play music. i have played the drums for 10 years, and am still studying music. i like activities such as basketball, soccer, skateboarding, and snowboarding. i like to think of myself as a very active person. when i was nineteen years of age, i traveled to taiwan as a missionary and led gospel discussions for two years. learning how to speak chinese was a necessity to my purpose while living in taiwan. i grew to love the chinese culture and chinese history. thereafter, i continued my studies in the chinese language by myself. when i returned to the states i moved to the east coast of america where americanized-chinese restaurants were somewhat popular. every chance i had, i would practice using mandarin with the waiters and waitresses. i later received an e-mail about teaching english in china for a set amount of time. my timetable allowed me to teach english before my college began. this experience will help me with my career and other opportunities as well.
