Introduction: Bill Shin

Nice to meet you, everyone. My name is Tae Ho Shin, but I like to go by Bill. I am from Las Vegas and this is my first semester at the University of Nevada Reno. For the first semester as a freshman, I attended Purdue University but decided to transfer to UNR for my second semester. After looking at the current weather condition in the Midwest, I think I made a good decision to transfer back in-state. I am a biochemistry major and I hope to work in the medical field after I graduate.

I learned how to cook naturally as I helped my grandma and my mom cook since I was young. My favorite food that I like to cook for myself is a medium-rare New York Steak with grilled asparagus and over hard style eggs. Unlike most American foods that are high in sodium, I prefer not to put salt on most of my foods, especially on New York steaks. I think extra seasoning and sauces disrupt the natural taste in food. My most favorite food is hotpot. It’s a food where you put thin pieces of vegetables and meat in a boiling broth and eat it right away when it's cooked(usually takes 10-15 seconds). Hotpot is extraordinary, especially in winter. Finishing the extra spicy Sichuan style beef broth prepares you to walk another day in the cold, after sweating as if you were standing under the sun on a midsummer day in Las Vegas.

My hobby differs when I’m at college and at home. At home, I like to chill in my bed all day, play some video games, eat instant ramyun, and like to have a good full 12 hours of sleep. However in college, I try to sleep between 6-7 hours, hit the gym every day, eat some salad, and go to the library and work - I usually play around for an hour or two in the library watching YouTube, but the fact that I’m in the library makes me feel better - on my assignments.

My external hobby is to practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ for short. It’s a full-contact sport that most of the UFC fighters practice. Jiu-Jitsu is similar to wrestling, but you can choke and bend your opponent’s joints the other way to break them. If the opponent taps, either on the ground or yourself, you respect their decision and stop the technique(choke, armbar, etc). I trained Jiu-Jitsu since I was 14 and I am currently a blue belt. Jiu-Jitsu helped me become who I am today and I recommend people to try Jiu-Jitsu once in their lifetime. Well, I recommend it to people that don’t care about getting hurt. One of my proud moments practicing Jiu-Jitsu was helping my coach teach kids Jiu-Jitsu class. One of my embarrassing moments was when I was a white belt helping the kids class, a student came up to me and asked why I was a white belt. It was funny to me because my coach told him, “Oops, don’t ask him that,” and made the student walk back and made him do the drills of the day.

I look forward to have discussions on the blog for the rest of the semester.

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