Introduction

Hi, my name is Ryan Brown.  I am half Chinese and the rest Irish, German, and a little Welsh.  Fortunately,  I've lived in the same house my whole life and made many good friends with the people that live around me.  Growing up I've learned to try new things thanks to my parents.  They allowed me the opportunities to try new things and through these I've fallen in love with a few things.

From a young age I my parents helped me through school and to stay focused.  As I got older I realized why they had pushed me to do well in school, to do well you have to have the drive to succeed.  It hit me the hardest in 7th grade when my grades determined my academic future.  With the knowledge my parents had instilled in me I was able to well in 7th grade.  My parents were a big part of my motivation to do well in school when I lacked it. I thank them for that as that is how I got to where I am now.

I've been an active kid all my life.  I never was the one that liked to sit around, I had to be doing something.  I've played sports since I was young and the two I still play are baseball (the longest)and football which I've played for a couple years (one which was played at Whitney Young).  One of my favorite things to do is ski.  I started skiing when I was about 5 and kept it up ever since.  I tried snowboarding when I was younger but it wasn't the same (I was pretty bad at it).  Over the years I've improved and now some hills are a piece of cake that I would've never done in years past.  The first time I went skiing in Colorado was one of the best times of my life.  Until then I had only skied the Midwest and after awhile the double black diamonds (highest difficulty) get pretty boring. So Colorado was a big change and I loved it.  If I could live out there all winter I would.

Overall, I am an outgoing energetic person.  I am very friendly although I am sometimes shy at first. I am open to try a lot of new things from foods to challenges.  I love my parents no matter what even though they make me mad at times because they helped me get to where I am today.  I am proud of my heritage and like to learn about my ancestors.  I like the outdoors, skiing, and sports and I hope I can continue them forever.  In the future I hope to be an electrical engineer that works with robots. In conclusion, I try to live life to the fullest and accomplish all my goals big and small.