childhood
how many states have i lived in in my life? what were they?
two states
georgia and illinois
how many instruments have i played in my life? including instruments i no longer know how to play
3 instruments (guitar, violin, trumpet)
what was i so devoted to with that i wrote half of my college essays about?
stage crew!
how old was i when i first travelled internationally and where did i travel to?
4 years old
tulum, mexico
how many colleges did i get into? (double points if you can say which ones i got into and which ones i didn't)
got into 6 schools!
accepted to: IU, Purdue, UIUC, UCSD, Penn State, DePaul
rejected from: Denison, UMich, UCLA, UT Austin
what was the name of the atlanta suburb in which i lived in in georgia?
alpharetta
what is my favorite and least favorite color?
favorite: purple
least favorite: orange/yellow
list 2 of my hyperfixations/collector's items
dr pepper, purple, snoopy, squishmallows, vinyls, bottle caps, legos
list at least 3 of the 9 cities that i visited in japan
tokyo, kamakura, nara, kyoto, hiroshima, hakone, hamamatsu, nagoya, osaka
what is jake's favorite planet?
J1407 b
two truths and a lie edition! guess the lie 🤥
1. my old dentist was bon jovi's cousin
2. i fed a whale shark when i was 6 years old
3. i've been to 3 continents
the lie is...
3. i've been to 3 continents
i've only been to 2 (north america and asia)
how many U.S. states have i been to?
9 states (michigan, illinois, wisconsin, georgia, florida, maryland, indiana, tennessee, kentucky)
what's my dream car?
multiple answers accepted
acura tlx, honda crv, or ferrari
what career did i aspire to pursue in elementary and middle school?
meteorology
list 2 of the options that i am considering applying to for grad school
caltech, umich, dartmouth, ucla, ut austin, oxford, utokyo, uw, uc berkeley, northwestern, cambridge, princeton, yale
where is my dream place to vacation?
multiple answers accepted
italy, greece, south korea, japan (again), or singapore
how many countries have i been to?
4 (united states, mexico, canada, japan)
what is my dream job?
multiple answers accepted
1. astrophysics researcher at NASA
2. physics/mathematics professor and researcher at a T20 university
what show did i watch for the entire 13.5 hour plane ride to and from japan?
13 reasons why
list 3 of my favorite musical artists as of december 2025
bonus points if you can list my top 3 in order
favorites: audrey hobert, role model, coin, lizzy mcalpine, wallows, almost monday, laufey, tate mcrae, noah kahan, madison beer, jake minch, ruth b, bad suns, gracie abrams
top 3:
1. lizzy mcalpine
2. audrey hobert
3. role model/noah kahan
how old was i when i got my dog?
bonus points if you can guess the month and year he was adopted.
i was 5 years old (december 2011)
if i could live anywhere in each time zone region of the U.S. where would i live? (eastern, central, mountain, pacific)
pacific: los angeles/bay area, california
mountain: nowhere
central: austin, texas OR downtown chicago, illinois
pacific: boston, massachusetts OR long island, new york
list 3 of the must-have components of my dream house (once i have a family)
5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, open concept modern kitchen, large living room, fireplace, mounted television, large backyard, pool, outdoor kitchen, wine cellar, mancave, poolhouse with kitchen, living space, bedroom and bathroom inside, en suite bathroom, 3 car garage, modern yet rustic style, private office space, large foyer with chandelier, playspace for children
two truths and a lie (again!), guess the lie
1. i got tackled in my bedroom in kyoto by one of the people i was on the trip with
2. COIN slid up on my instagram story when their final album released in september 2024
3. a fish bit me in the ocean when i went to mexico
the lie is...
2. COIN slid up on my instagram story when their final album released in september 2024
what's the dumbest injury to date that i've gotten?
sprained my ankle while watching an airplane
OR
falling backstage and popping my ankle during the matinee show of pippin (forcing me to wear a boot to superstate and for the duration of pippin)