I have different interests I pursue. Some of my passions and random facts about me include:

• I can often be found training in and coaching Krav Maga. While living a Boston, I was a member of the Krav Maga Yashir Boston school. 
• I'm an avid skier. I also trained in gymnastics for many years; see some old footage here and here.
• I love learning new languages. Recently I've been particularly fascinated by Mandarin Chinese (see below) and Spanish.
• Here is the speech I gave as the valedictorian of my graduating class at UBC.

学汉语 (Learning Mandarin Chinese)

我自学说中文，学了两年了。我非常喜欢过程的挑战（也不介意偷听中国人的话 ;-)）。

Here's my collection of the very best online resources for learning Chinese:

• MDBG: the best dictionary online
• ChinesePod: podcasts. Very comprehensive coverage of various conversational situations
• NCIKU: lots of example sentences for word usage
• FluentU: lots of videos with appended subtitles in pinyin, characters, and an English translation