Nice to meet you! Thanks for visiting my blog.
My name is Johnathan, the aspiring computer science major behind this blog. That's right, computer science not web design, so don't judge my blog's aesthetics too harshly.
Let's start with a little backstory.
I'm originally from a small town in middle of nowhere Florida. My high school was literally in the woods and we had cows and horses on school grounds. My initial plan after graduation was to go to college, however circumstances at the time prevented me from going and I ended up getting a full-time job at McDonalds. One year and eight months later I could no longer bear making burgers and scrubbing grease traps so I decided to enlist in the Air Force. I graduated boot camp in early 2016 and moved on to my first assignment in Hawai'i, where I lived for three years. In April of this year I got orders to Arizona and I've been here ever since.
When I'm not work I have a few hobbies that I like to sink some time into. Being from Florida I've always been a fan of outdoor activities. Kayaking and hiking hold a special place in my heart. There was no shortage of hiking trails to explore in O'ahu. I didn't even come close to completing all of them in the three years I was there.
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Koko Head Trail in Hawaii Kai, Hawaii
Another Hobby of mine is gardening. I recently started gardening less than a year ago in Hawai'i so I'm very much a novice gardener. It's already hard enough to grow plants on a small apartment balcony, and the Phoenix summer is making it even more difficult. With the odds not in my favor, I've still gotten a few flowers and kitchen herbs to grow. I've been following a content creator on YouTube who regularly uploads really educational and entertaining videos about gardening. His channel's name is Suburban Homestead, and you should really check it out if gardening is your thing!
I like to consider myself at least somewhat proficient at adulting. If there's one thing I've learned as an adult, it's the importance of setting consistent achievable goals. My main goal for the near future is to get my AS in computer science by the end of my enlistment. That gives me a whopping almost two years to complete 60 credit hours while fulfilling my military duties. Easy, right? I'm excited to write about the topics that interest me and challenge myself with the pre-determined topics. Over the next few months and 20 blog posts I hope that you, dear reader, come to understand my personality and get to know me through my writing. |
Good start, Johnathon, and welcome to the Valley of the Sun.
ReplyDeleteI can totally agree with you on the gardening. I'm also struggling to grow any type of plant at this point in the 100 plus degree weather. Arizona weather is brutal and literally killer. I moved from Alaska where I'm used to having a green thumb and beautiful weather. The only plant killers out there was the wild life. Out here it's the heat and plants dehydrating from it being to hot or I kill them by accidentally drowning them thinking they need more water because its so hot out. I'm going to look into the suburban homestead videos so maybe I can see what I'm doing wrong.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a little curious on what a computer science major is. What all does it entail? Thanks for the information on stuff to watch for gardening and it's nice to E-meet you.
Serenity AKA Ren
Hey Johnathon, I like how many different things you enjoy doing. From gardening and kayaking to computer science. It makes me want to get out more and find more hobbies. Suburban Homestead is a cool channel I never knew about, thanks for that recommendation. You are also a really good writer, everything in this post flows great making it fun to read.
ReplyDeleteAnyways it was nice getting to know a little bit about you. Keep up the great posts!