I'm a college student in Queens, New York, but I'm Southern California born and bred. I'm studying English, and Rhetoric and Public Address, and plan to pursue a career as an editor, ideally for any of the major publishing houses in the New York area. I work as a math and english composition tutor to supplement my academic expenses. When it comes to hobbies, I'm a Boy Scout with an inclination for the outdoors: surfing, camping, cycling, hiking, climbing, and trekking to name a few. I also grew-up in a musical household and have a history with a variety of instruments, but there's few I'd be so bold as to say I actually know how to play - namely, the violin and the organ. I can make good sounds come out of a guitar or a bass, but I'd hardly call myself a guitarist or a bassist. For the past few years, I've worked seasonally at a BSA summer camp in the Sierra Nevada where I, amongst other things, work high adventure activities like climbing and trekking. I'm also trilingual with firm grasps of English (native) and German, and a developing grasp of Spanish. While I'm not at this time interested in learning a fourth language, I would love the opportunity to practice either of my foreign tongues. I aspire to continue language learning into my adulthood and would like to develop my linguistic capacity through foreign cultural immersion. Because of my status as an out-of-state student, my time is split between New York and my native Southern California.