I never in a million years would have thought that I’d find myself working for a blockchain-startup in San Francisco during my freshman year of college…it’s kind of crazy how things work out. Anyways, here I am writing about the one thing that I find more captivatingly interesting than cryptocurrency: myself. Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep this as succinct as possible so sit back, relax, and enjoy what will most likely be my favorite article to date.

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Where I’m From

So I was born and raised in sunny southern California, where I’ve lived my entire life. To be more specific, I’m from Yorba Linda and I attended Yorba Linda High School where I just graduated in 2017. Growing up, I absolutely loved going to the beach and honestly just doing anything in downtown Los Angeles, which was in my opinion the greatest city in the world. Since my father was a huge sports fan, I quickly developed my own affinity for athletics and started following pretty much all of the sports teams in LA.

Myself alongside some of my closest friends growing up at our high school

Fun Fact: My favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Clippers, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland (formerly LA) Raiders.

A huge part of what influenced the person who I am today is hip hop music, and more specifically, rappers who represent Los Angeles. Yes, I know I’m not exactly from the city of Los Angeles, but I grew up on the culture and it’s made me who I am today. Whenever I’m driving through the city, I always roll my windows (or roof) down and blast some classics from my favorite artists including N.W.A., Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and more!

Fun Fact: My favorite concert was back in 2016 when I saw Kendrick Lamar perform in Compton, which is where he’s famously from. The crowd was nuts and I don’t think I’ve ever screamed more in my life.

Once high school rolled around, I joined the cross country team where we made it all the way to the California State Championship race for Division 3 schools. My four years of competitive running taught me mental discipline, fitness, and how to drink and eat insane amounts of water and pasta in one sitting. Not to mention, I got to rock some really (and I mean really) tight singlets every week in front of my family and friends, which was definitely not embarassing at all!