About Me

Here is the good old “About Me” section. I’ll update this with more info as I go along.

Name: Keynan （輝念、希年, both pronounced Key-nan) ; 輝念 literally meaning “shining feeling”;  希年 literally meaning “hope” and “year”)

Nicknames: Kenshin, Kiwi

Age: Recent graduate

Height: 5’8″

Weight: Whatever my body feels like 😛

Degree: Bachelor’s Degree with double majoring in Japanese and East Asian Studies

University Attended: Western Washington University (WWU)

Volunteered for Asia University America Program (AUAP) at WWU for 3 years (one of the greatest things I’ve ever did)

Have studied abroad in Japan, at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (only for 3 months though)

Next Career Goal: To teach English in Japan

All-time most inspirational idol: Bruce Lee

Favorite quote: “Always be yourself, trust yourself, have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.”

Favorite Movies: Enter the Dragon, The Way of the Dragon, Ip Man, Iron Monkey, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, Fist of Legend, Rumble in the Bronx, Kill Bill Vol.1&2, Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, Happy Gilmore, Tommy Boy (just realized that is a lot of movies, so I’m gonna stop)

Favorite color: green

Favorite food: now that is a hard thing to pick (pizza, soda, cheeseburger, katsu don, katsu curry)

Favorite Japanese food: Mochi (sooooooo goooood)

All-time favorite artist: Green Day; really close 2nd favorite: Daft Punk

1st Anime show: Love Hina

Favorite Anime shows: The World God Only Knows, No Game No Life, Gurren Lagann, Durarara!!, Cowboy Bebop, Detective Conan, Polar Bear Cafe, Fooly Cooly, Angel Beats! (still so many)

Other awesome shows: Red vs. Blue, RWBY, Law and Order SVU, CSI (Las Vegas)

Favorite comedians: George Carlin, Dave Chapelle, Gabriel Iglesias, Louis CK

Favorite Video Games: Pokemon, Rock Band & Guitar Hero, Super Smash Bros., Mass Effect trilogy,  Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon

Favorite Pokemon: Lucario

Favorite Pokemon generation: 2nd generation (Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal)

Favorite type in Pokemon: Psychic