Other stuff

Outside of engineering, I enjoy reading, tennis, and the gym. Before I joined FRC in high school, I spent almost all of my free time playing tennis. During COVID, I decided that I'd never excelled in anything, or even put considerable effort towards something (bar fortnite mobile or minecraft), so tennis became my first pursuit of earned excellence. I captured a varsity singles spot freshman year, and was fairly decent for a player in western NC. I peaked the next year as first singles and team captain, before losing my time to robotics and walking my way back down the ladder.

With less obsession, I run casually with friends and practice low-budget astronomy using a telescope I repaired off craigslist. I ran my first half marathon in Spring 2025, and I'm still debating taking up astrophotography by purchasing a camera. On the trend of Asheville-inspired hobbies, I went backpacking for the first time in years recently; it was a great time minus the cold.

I've recently been getting back into the habit of reading. I last read Sarah Wynn-Williams' Careless People and Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, and am currently getting through Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins) and Blood Meridian (McCarthy).

I'm also a Duke fan, and I keep telling myself I'll have the time in the spring to sleep in the cold outside Cameron.