HOBBIES

This page is for me to keep track of the thigns I’ve done and the things I want to do. But please reach out if you want to discuss anything. I’m always up to try new things, or an adventure!

Things I Like

The hobbies I enjoy change every few years. I usually have personal projects or skills I work on for a bit, before trying other new things. Right now I enjoy skateboarding, diving, reading, playing piano, Japanese anime, coffee, spicy food and being intermittently uncomfortable.

Completed Projects

• Completed first marathon (Brooklyn Marathon 2019 in 4:04)
• Complete first ultramarathon (100KM in Central Park)
• Perform a muscle-up
• Create some new recipes (East-Meets West Ramen, Steak Nasi Goreng with Red Wine/Teriyaki sauce, Spaghetti Unaglio-Olio)
• Learn to fish
• Learn to motorbike
• Create my own website
• Make an oil painting
• Learn how to ride a skateboard
• Learn how to play piano and perform for a friend’s wedding
• Acquire a diving license and see some fish (Sharks, Turtles, Rays, Dolphins, Whales)
• Acquire the 6 UN languages (Russian, Spanish, English, French, Chinese, Arabic)
• Hike 1000 miles in a single trip (Camino de Santiago)
• Do some amateur investigative journalism

To-Do

• Write about my travel experiences (Athos, Camino, Sweden)
• Improve cooking skills and refine a few dishes. Write them down to create a cookbook.
• Create a passive income stream
• Monkey Run Mongolia
• Go to Antarctica and see the Southern Lights
• Visit Tibet/Mount Kailash
• Juggle 3 balls
• Build something out of wood
• Produce fake art using AI

Harder To-Do

• Own a diner/food stall
• Kilimanjaro summit
• Teach English in Japan (learn ramen-making there too)
• Live and train martial arts in a Chinese temple for a year
• Work on board a trawler/fishing vessel
• Complete a half Iron-Man
• Learn sign language
• Perform a split
• Buy a house

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