about

Hi! I'm Joseph! Most people call me Joey. I've always been pretty terrible at writing these things... which is why I've included lots of pictures to distract you from the actual text in this "about" section of mine! You can click any of them to view bigger versions. Now...where to begin...

Born, raised, and live in Jersey City, NJ. Absolutely love it here. Lots of culture and character in this city. Plus, the fact that it's a few minutes away from Manhattan is a beautiful thing indeed. I love exploring the city, especially its dining and music scene.

Now, what can I say about myself? Here we go...I guess we can start with the fact that I'm a nerd...in many, many ways. I like Star Trek, anime, ping-pong, office supplies, musical theater, html & css, beatboxing, linguistics, technology, and stationery. Over the course of a day, I write down anything I see or hear that piques my curiosity (which is everything really) and google it when I get home. I also like to memorize jargon from random fields of study. By the way, did you know that vasovagal syncope is mediated by the autonomic nervous system?

Besides the tons of random interests that I have, I have a few main passions that occupy most of my time. I love photography, I play tennis for hours and hours (when the weather plays along,) and I have a passion for everything food related, despite my tough decision to leave culinary school after a year (I learned the professional cooking world is not for me.) Because of these passions, it's very easy to shop for birthday gifts for me haha.

Right now, I'm working towards a Bachelor's degree in English and Secondary Education. The current plan is to become a high school English teacher somewhere around here. I'm happy with the classes I'm taking and the thought of teaching high school English truly excites me. But, who knows? Life laughs at plans.

In addition to being a photographer, a tennis player, a foodie, and a student, I'm also a writing tutor, a high school tennis assistant coach, a substitute teacher, and a Regional Coordinator of the Kina Grannis Street Team.

You can also find me on twitter and facebook.

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'm sure I'll update this obsessively over the next weeks. Thanks for stopping by and for reading this =) You're awesome! Have a great day!