Each of us from the Overland Pacific Coast bike tour have our trail name—a defining nickname given to us along the course of the four week trip. Some are quite obvious—the two guys that enjoyed freestyling are Tupac and Biggie, some are hilariously random—Sponge Lady and Aah Zizzle, but others have tremendous backstories. They call me ItchMaster Flex. Flying down California’s Route 1, the famed Coastal Highway, I caught a glimpse of Declan up ahead. Each turn...

For the first seven years of my life, I was the king upon an only child throne, receiving the combined focus of my parents. When my brother came into the world and my parents split up, all of that changed. I spent more time playing with and caring for my brother as he stepped into the attention spotlight, but I soon realized that he was the best thing that had ever happened to me. His presence brought meaning to my...

Hey future roommate! So, I’m that guy who doesn’t really ever seem to sleep. It’s not that I don’t, I just don’t as much, especially when everyone else does. I’m a night owl—no, scratch that. More like an early morning owl. You’ll worry for my health when you find me still up as you’re heading off to a morning flight or early practice. You see, at home I have a flexible...

I love a finished product—something I can touch, experiment with—something that I have created. As a child, this was embodied in the usual, clichéd manner of Legos, K’nex, Puzz3d, you name it. Racecars, roller coasters, and famous buildings populated my shelves. These static creations satisfied me in childhood, but as I got older, I wanted my inventions to do something. Robotics was the answer. I worked with a Mindstorm NXT, transforming my racecars into line...

Supplements: 1 -> 'What matters to you and why?', 2 -> 'Letter to future roommate', 3 -> 'Intellectual Vitality'