Academics
I may like math, but I've always struggled with this specific math subject that deals with angles and shapes (among other things).
What is Geometry?
The greatest music teacher I ever had was this Spaniard throughout middle and high school.
Who is Jesus Pacheco?
One of my favorite bits of trivia about myself is that I have lived in this many countries.
What is Five? (USA, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia).
For some inexplicable reason, this team that won Super Bowls 37 and 55 have been my favorite football team since I was young.
Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
Not just on Rice's campus, these nocturnal birds would often appear in the trees outside my old bedroom and give me a calming lullaby before I discovered the magic of white noise.
What are Owls?
My first college course was certainly interesting, as my FYE was led by this professor who was later let go from Trinity when rumors spread that he plagiarized ideas for his entrepreneurship team's project.
Who is Dr. Luis Martinez?
Despite being ill-equipped at the time, this Avenged Sevenfold classic was the first song I attempted to teach myself on drum set.
What is Bat Country?
During my famous (or infamous) Europe trip in Summer 2019, I travelled to and through this many different countries.
What is Six? (UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria).
While wolves come close, my favorite animal has been and still is this largest known lizard.
What is the Komodo Dragon?
My first real nightmare was thanks to this predatory fish in the opening scene of Finding Nemo.
What is a Barracuda?
Before Intermediate Accounting II (assumedly), this was the hardest class I ever took, and one that turned me away from pursuing an entire field.
What is AP Chemistry?
The loudest auditory onslaught I have ever endured came from this ensemble act at the Hobby Center.
What is G3?
The first ever plane flight I took by myself was to this place.
What is Washington D.C.?
Even though I only saw it for the first time in 2023, this 2015 Adam McKay film has quickly become my favorite movie.
What is The Big Short?
It's somewhat strange that I've developed a fondness for birds considering I was swarmed by hundreds of these nightmarish hell spawns when I was a toddler.
What are Lorikeets?
Mom grew to dislike my seventh grade Literature teacher after I told her we were forced to read works by this poet for a week during class.
Who is Walt Whitman?
Aden Armstrong and I went viral in October 2018, and again in 2020, after playing this drum cadence blindfolded at a football game.
What is Jig 2?
My most unpleasant travel experience came on a stretch of the California coastline, more commonly referred to by this two-word name.
What is Big Sur?
This almost 24 minute-long epic is truly my favorite song by my favorite band.
What is A Change of Seasons?
As toddler, one of these animals attempted to attack me through a pane of glass at a zoo. No wonder I didn't apply to U of H or Washington State.
What is a Mountain Lion/Puma/Cougar/Panther?
Surprisingly, I was only recognized as best-in-class once during high school, and it was for this thought-provoking class taught by Mr. Jeremy Dunford.
What is Science, Humans, and the Existence of God?
Barring my toddler years, the most upset I have ever been at a musical event was a Smart Financial concert featuring these two bands. (Name both).
Who are Molly Hatchet and Lynyrd Skynyrd?
My first and (so far) only ski trip was to these three ski resorts near Denver. It was also my first time getting altitude sickness. (Name all three).
What are Vail, Keystone, and A Basin?
Now immortalized in a quilt, a shirt purchased in this city was my favorite article of clothing for many years, so much so that my parents bought a near-identical replica several years later.
What is Talkeetna?
In my life, I have ridden two animals: A Camel, and this aquatic mammal.
What is a Dolphin?