Aiming to inspire others to change the world themselves.

"The divide of race has been America's constant curse. each new wave of immigrants gives new targets to old prejudices. Prejudice and contempt, cloaked in the pretense of religious or political conviction, are no different. They have nearly destroyed us in the past. They plague us still. They fuel the fanaticism of terror. They torment the lives of millions in fractured nations around the world. . These obsessions cripple both those who are hated, and of course those who hate, robbing both of what they might become."
--Bill Clinton

"It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it. It is not enough to have wishes, one must also accomplish."
--J. Wolfgang Goethe

"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of others; to earn the approbation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether but a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived-- this is to have succeeded."
--Ralph W. Emerson

"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality."
--Jonas Salk

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
--Mahatma Gandhi

"If you light a lamp for someone, it will also brighten your path."
--Buddhist Saying

I have visited my family in the Philippines every 2-4 years since I was born.

I have volunteered in an orphanage for abused and neglected kids in Cartago, Costa Rica for Spring Break 2007.

Volunteering. Environment. Traveling. Health. Participating in Life. Competing. Eating. Looking for improvement and fine tuning. Co-Coordinator of Alternative Breaks @ UCSD. My new dog!!!!(Baloo)

Completing my list of LIFE GOALS, pita chips, anything sun dried tomato or with artichoke, a capella, Grandpa's BBQ recipe, thin mint cookies, people who like to eat ...but with some moderation, DRIED MANGO, signature/list mania, art, roasted chestnuts, kettle corn, Ukulele, clarinet, piano, candy, fresh fruits esp watermelon, fresh squeezed oj plus passion fruit juice, nice white teeth, seafood, Sign Language, Spanish, Tagalog, Travel, candy corn, Swedish Fish, Doctors Without Borders, cheesecake, Oatmeal cranberry cookies, pecans and macadamias, surf, snow, skate, fantastic huggers, "...", appreciating uniqueness, THAI and INDIAN spices, Home Cooked Filipino food that entertains healthier ingredients, chipotle, churros, green tea smoothie at Jamba, cinnamon, carnivorous plants, always quality with quantity, saudade, Love for Cartago, Pentel RSVP black medium pens, and books.

Tagalog(Filipino) was my first language learned, but I have a hard time speaking it now. I can fluently understand.

Obviously, I can speak English.

I can get by with some Spanish. I took 3 years of it in high school.

I'm pretty good with Sigh Language. I took 2 quarters of it during college.