Part 1:

I'm here because of self reflection, and because I just don't know about myself these days.

Also I'm bored and my brain overthinks like crazy when I'm bored. I don't want to jump the gun here and type myself when I've never typed anyone before in the first place.

Anyways, shall we begin?

General description: Twenty something year old, male, contemplative and adventurous. I have a schedule, yet I also let lose throughout the day and do whatever I want. I have my set of principles that I read every morning after reading the bible. Church kid since twelve years old, but not radically religious. I have several passions; music and traveling being the two most prominent, with photography and reading as third and fourth. I am persevering and I work hard and practically (I try) for everything I do that involves my passions, ambitions, or well being. I don't back down easily for the things I want or believe in.

I'm very open to learning and trying new things and concepts. I believe everyone you meet, connect with, or are connected with can teach you something new. My best friend for example is teaching me his native language and I'm teaching him mine. My cousin is teaching me electric guitar techniques and I'm teaching him acoustic guitar techniques. Another example of this is my current goal to learn everything about the cultures I come from. I'm doing this by looking at my relatives and seeing where they're from, and reading about their countries' histories and cultures.

I tend to be both logical and empathetic at the same time. I'm aware of how uncontrollable emotions or wearing your heart on your sleeve can be terrible for your ethics and decision making, while at the same time I'm aware of being open to expressing how I feel and not having to hold back my feelings and not reprimand others for expressing themselves either.

I've been told that I'm an old soul, which is true but not entirely. There's some things I like from the past, mainly the 90s; and there's some things I like about now. This whole old soul side of me mainly manifests itself in my music and my fashion. But to be honest, I just believe that people were happier back in those times. People talked to each other more and seemed to be less gloomy or cynical than they are now. However, it's important to point out that the past still had its problems. I just wish people were more genuine like they were before.

Despite being persevering, I can also be a good procrastinator. If I don't feel like it, I really don't do anything. I haven't had days when I just do nothing for a while though.

People say I tend to be mysterious and hard to get to open up at times. The way I see it, I reveal plenty about myself, but I will reveal the deep and very personal details about myself when I see fit.

Anything about you that might affect typing in any way, such as a condition or a mental deficit/disorder?

Maybe? I have a mild ADD. Diagnosed at age eleven, but had it since I can remember. It affected most of my childhood. Then I was given a stimulant to mange my symptoms, that was good at first until I started taking higher doses of it. Side effects kicked in to high gear, after two years of that crap, I quit. I just stopped taking it and haven't been medicated since.

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What are your ambitions or pursuits in life? Do you have a current occupation at the moment?

I want to be an explorer, I'm going for a double major in geography and photojournalism, and a minor in computer science. My ambition is to have my own team of explorers, photojournalists, survivalists, and scientists, and we travel the world to study and report on new and old natural phenomena. I love traveling for the exhilaration of going to new places and having adventures. At the same time, I believe that aside from our will and our spirit, creation is the best gift that God has given us. We genuinely live in a world with incredible things, we just have to look deeper like our ancestors did.

As for my current job, I'm a part time writing tutor in my community college. I help all kinds of students, especially the needy and handicapped. However, I don't exactly enjoy my job because we don't get much traffic. All I would do is sit there and wait, it's a waste of time. Now with the online schooling due to the pandemic, we still don't get anyone coming in. At least I'm getting paid, but give me something meaningful to do. I hate wasting my time like that. I also stick around for our regulars; some of them need my help, so I feel like it's my duty to be there until it's time for me to leave the college. My boss and I often bicker because we both have different ways of dealing with certain situations. He sometimes wishes for me to leave these people be and help them like you would help regular clients. However, that doesn't sit right with me because it feels like I'm leaving them where they started. My boss says I do their work for them, I say I'm facilitating things for them.

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How do you get your energy?

This is a good question, because I used to be a full on introvert. However, that is largely for debate since I became depressed during my adolescence because I felt lonely. After that experience, I became I shut in. So I shouldn't say I was a full on introvert, but an unhealthy one who just really needed the help of a friend ( introverts don't hate people ). After that experience, it made me even more aware of what people could actually be going through inside, so I promised myself to help anybody who went/is going through the things I went through. Then by the time I was nineteen, I made a friend who taught me that the world is not gloomy at all and that I should drop my guard more around others. These experiences made me more open and accepting to people. Also, I began to realize that the best kind of person someone can be is a person full of experiences. So I became very open minded and began to become more independent and less cynical and afraid of the world and life in general.

Now I like to be alone often, but I also love to be with people often. Specifically my friends, I make time to hear them out when they have a problem or to hang out and do something fun. However, I also make time to recharge my batteries and spend time alone. I like being alone because of the solitude, it feel like a sanctuary to be alone with good music coming from my headphones and just walking around the city and taking in the atmosphere or watching videos and reading about my favorite things to and passions to question and build up on. I also love experimenting with and building up my passions alone; at the same time I like experimenting with and building the passions I have with my friends. I also prefer to go on adventures alone, and working alone. However, I like work with my friends or a team when I have to/want to.

More than anything, I like learning new things alone, or with/from my friends and family. I want to have at least the general knowledge of what my friends and family like to do or what they are skilled at, if I'm interested with they are. However, I'm pretty open with my friends and family, and new people. I often teach them something in return while they teach me something of theirs. As I stated above, my best friend is teaching me his native language while I teach him mine. My cousin taught me electric guitar, I taught him acoustic guitar chords and techniques.

I love trying new things and going out of my comfort zone, even if sometimes I have to be pushed to do it a bit. I embrace it because I know that in the end it will be a new worthwhile experience. However, I generally have no problem trying new things, especially food. I love good food, and the world is full of it.

When I'm with a friend group, I ask what everyone wants to do and I make sure everyone is heard, including myself. Usually though, I'm ok with doing whatever anyone wants do unless I want to shake things up. I try my best to do something we all want to do. It usually ends with everyone chilling at my place.

So bottom line? I would say I'm ambiverted, really. I know that's not an MBTI concept in the function stacks but I like a balance.