I love to travel and have been to a good number of countries. It is fascinating to see and experience different places, countries, cultures, nature and landscapes, cusines, history, arts, heritage, and yet with all those diferences to note the similarities that we all as humans share.
Mihay
In 2020 I adopted a 7 year old dog who has been my companion since. Despite his unknown rural beginnings (he was picked up as stray south of Tallahassee and brought to the shelter), Mihay demonstrated great adaptability and has travelled quite a bit (domestically so far).
He lived with me for a few months in NYC (in Little Italy right in the heart of Manhattan) and in Pasadena CA while I visited NYU and Caltech respectively. We drove across the country and back both times. He also drove with me across Florida, including south Florida and all the way to Key West, as well as to other places in the US, for example Nashville. Despite his advanced age, he remains very curious and loves exploring.
Haiku
In 2018 I won (unexpectedly) the local haiku competition conducted at Tallahassee Chan Buddhist Center by Ms. Junko Nishida of Gyokusen-en, a haiku teacher and japanese tea ceremony master (on the photo with me).
Ms. Junko Nishida's family owns and preserves a 400 year old garden
https://gyokusen-en.net/en/
which I was fortunate to visit during one of my trips to Japan. Recommended if you are in Japan.
Dancing
Dancing has been my hobby for many years. I explored contemporary, ballroom, Latin American, and Argentine tango. I also just enjoy dancing as moving with the music, each person in their own way.
Here is about 15 year old picture of me practicing with a dance instructor before the competiton when my dancing hobby was mostly ballroom.
Yoga and Meditation
Over the years I have done yoga and meditation. I ened up completing yoga teacher training and getting a certificate as a by-product of wanting to pursue it a little more deeply as a hobby.
Feldenkrais method
All my life I had excercise- or generally body-engagement hobbies. My general enjoyment in exploring and studying things also resulted in my completion (as a hobby) of a formal training in the Feldenkrais method. Technically I should be able to practice if I ever wanted to, although I didn't do it in order to practice. I find that engaging the mind in a diverse set of activities/interests stimulates productivity in professional engagements in adition to generally contributing to a balanced human wellbeing.
In 2020 I adopted a 7 year old dog who has been my companion since. Despite his unknown rural beginnings (he was picked up as stray south of Tallahassee and brought to the shelter), Mihay demonstrated great adaptability and has travelled quite a bit (domestically so far).
He lived with me for a few months in NYC (in Little Italy right in the heart of Manhattan) and in Pasadena CA while I visited NYU and Caltech respectively. We drove across the country and back both times. He also drove with me across Florida, including south Florida and all the way to Key West, as well as to other places in the US, for example Nashville. Despite his advanced age, he remains very curious and loves exploring.
In 2018 I won (unexpectedly) the local haiku competition conducted at Tallahassee Chan Buddhist Center by Ms. Junko Nishida of Gyokusen-en, a haiku teacher and japanese tea ceremony master (on the photo with me).
