My Hobbies!

Swimming

I love to swim, and have been doing so since about 2nd grade. My passion started due to swim lessons I was taking in summer camp - when I realized how much fun swimming was. It soon became a passion of mine, and I eventually joined my local swim team in 7th grade.

Astronomy

I have been in love with space forever, and love anything to do with the subject. I follow most astronomical events and rocket launches that occur. In my free time I love to stargaze, and want to one day work at NASA - on the technology side, of course!

Reading

I love to read, it's one thing that I will do whenever I have free time. The number of books and series I have read are countless, and it's impossible for me to pick just one favorite, but one of the books I've read more recently that I really liked was "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera. The name seems like a giveaway for the end, but a story is all about the journey not the destination, isn't it?

Poetry

My love of poetry comes thanks to my 7th grade English teacher, who inspired me to start writing poems. I immediately fell in love with the way you could express everything you were feeling in unconventional ways. My high school has a poetry competition every year, and I have participated both years I have attended. The group of commpetitiors are a great community of friends who all trusted one another with our deepest feelings.

Robotics

Robotics is a newer interest of mine, but I love how different technology and engineering groups can come together to build one supermachine. I have been on a First Robotics team for the past year, and though we were supposed to compete this spring, competitions unfortunately were canceled due to COVID-19.

Cooking & Baking

This is also a more recent hobby, which really spiked during quarantine when I had endless hours to fill! It's been challenging, with many burnt cakes and undercooked food, but it's been a fun learning experience!