An intro maybe?

I may have forgotten to introduce myself on the first blog post, so here we go. My name is Miguel Comparativo, a freshman at Virginia Tech, majoring in Engineering. I have been an island boy my entire life, hence why the address of this blog was such. I was born in the Philippines, a place composed of 7,107 islands, and lived there for 11 years. I was fortunate to learn enough about my Filipino culture. I am fluent in the language (no I did not lose my native tongue), and familiar with the culture; needless to say, I still maintain my Filipino values most of the time. Fast-forwarding a little, my father got a job offer at this place I have never heard of; St. Croix (pronounced Saint Croy). I looked it up on the Internet, and was very impressed with the place. Crystal clear water, beaches, tourists. It isn’t just another island, it is a place that I would have never thought I would call home. I fell in love with the place, the people and the island life, you know where you can wear shorts and a tank top during December? 

Other than casual beach days and running around in sand, I am also interested in sports. I try to stay well rounded with various sports such as basketball, soccer and sometimes volleyball, that is, of course depending on who I am going against with. I am also into cars. Whenever I see a nice car, my head turns 360 degrees and my jaw drops—it’s true, you can ask my girlfriend. The main reason I am steering towards mechanical engineering, is my passion for cars. I want to be able to work in the automotive field, and one day one a performance company of my own. I have a lot of things that I want to accomplish in life before I hit the oxygen tanks, I know it is possible and it will happen. I will leave you with words from Audrey Drake Graham, “you only live once, and that’s the motto. YOLO.”-- So go on and start achieving your goals.