Skateboarding
When I first moved away for college, I had a high interest in learning how to skateboard after seeing many beginner trick tutorals. After giving it a try myself I was immediately hooked. I practiced in the hot sun for hours and met many fellow skaters just skating around my college campus and visiting skateparks occasionally. Some of my favorite tricks include kickflip, late shuv, and rock+roll. Skateboarding has taught me not only perseverance when faced with difficult challenges, but also confidence and determination.
Piano
I can't remember what got me interested, but junior year of high school I asked for a keyboard for Christmas and began learning some of my favorite songs. I have a very basic understanding of music theory and reading sheet music. Most of the time just teach myself pieces I enjoy from Youtube tutorials and by ear. Some of my favorite pieces include Gary's Song, i Giorni, and River Flows in You
Video Games
Video games have been an incredible outlet for me throughout my whole life. I love playing online multiplayer games with friends, as well as playing single player adventures and challenges. My favorite multiplayer games right now include Minecraft Bedwars, It Takes Two, and Overcooked. Some of my favorite single player adventures include Portal 2, Super Mario Galaxy, Shovel Knight, Cuphead, and Doom.
Reading
Reading is something I deeply love. I can be picky when it comes to fiction, but when it comes to learning about something new I'm very easy to entertain. I'm especially a big sucker for memoirs and self-help books. Reading has helped me wind down and relax on my most stressful days, and has helped my attention span by finding joy in less stimulating forms of entertainment. My favorite books include, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Arc of a Scythe, Atomic Habits, and Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.
Cooking
While living on my own and having to feed myself for 3 meals a day, I've gotten very interested in budget meals. I was recommended a video one day titled, "Extreme budget 63 meals for $20 challenge" and after seeing the recipes in that video I've been hooked on cooking affordable, easy to prepare, healthy meals to keep myself going in a way where I can save money for other things in life. As of now I have a full spreadsheet of all of the meals I've cooked. Cooking has helped with my organization and planning skills as well as serving as a big creative outlet for myself.