Facts

• I can: make an acorn whistle, play violin, do kung fu, fold paper cranes
• I can't: do more than 2 chin-ups in a row (yet), get fudge recipes to turn out right, start a fire with a stick
• I think that: you can't hate somebody you understand, paradox is beautiful, understanding something does not take away its magic
• I am: an MIT student, a vegetarian, an American (for better or worse), a different thinker
• I like: science, engineering, my Chinese class, the swirls in cut beets, snow, ginger
• I dislike: mushrooms, misplaced certainty, wet socks