Who Am I?
In the spring of 1999 I will be entering the second semester of
my sophomore year at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
in the BPA (business and public administration) college. I am
working towards a major in Management Information Systems (MIS).
The U of A MIS program, dealing with both computers and
management, is ranked 3rd in the country.
During my senior year of high school I had the tough decision of choosing between the U of A, the University of Wisconsin with my best friend, and a partial scholarship to Syracuse where my family is. After finding out that I had been awarded a full NROTC scholarship to Arizona, I decided to head west.
My European
Background
I was born in Catania, Sicily, on April 30th, 1979 while my
parents were assigned to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily. As
an infant, I moved to England and lived there for nearly 15 years
while my parents tought for the Department of Defense (DoDDS)
school system at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge and later RAF Upper
Heyford/Croughton. I attended British school for my middle school
years and then moved back to the DoDDS system for my freshman
year at Croughton AHS. My parents were then transferred to sunny Rota, Spain where I lived
until leaving for college. While in Rota, I attended David Glasgow Farragut High School for three
years and graduated in June of 1997. My sister, Megan, is
currently a sophomore at DGF.
Former Life as a
Midshipman
For my first three semesters at the U of A I was a midshipman in
the school's Naval ROTC unit where I planned on becoming a naval
aviator and flying F-14s. I really disliked being a part of NROTC
and basically I found the NROTC experience interfering with my studies. Out of the 60+ midshipmen who began the program with
me in 97, the number has dwindled to about 10. I'm proud to say
that I stuck with it longer than most of my peers.
There is still a selection of cool people out there including Nick Verburgt, Mike Dwan, Cathy Eyrich, Dave Elias, Jeff Franz, Jon Barr, Jeff Miller, Marz Rodriguez, Tico Valenzuela, Ray Jackson, and the others who I've forgotten. Good luck in your careers! Fly Navy! Fly Marines!
My decision to drop the program after being on full scholarship is supported by my good friend JB Jaso's saying that "the benefits just don't outweigh the costs." I'd rather live the real college experience and then go off and get a challenging job and not have to commit myself to 10 years in the service.
Some Interests
Most of my time in college consists of stressing over the zillion
and a half things I should be doing and instead end up doing
other things to try to forget about them. Top of my list is
spending time with my friends and girlfriend at home in my
apartment complex. I enjoy chillin and playin N64, running or
working out, listening to my stereo, driving my Mustang places,
sleeping whenever I get a chance, or fighting my beta fish, Trip.
(I know that makes me very popular with animal lovers- it isn't
really a hobby). Earlier this semester, Trip mercilessly defeated
Rachit's Diablo and Jeremy's Sadhist beta fishes. I am currently
training him in Katie's frog tank for an encounter with
Chrystal's Angel fish.
As far as music, my favorites are diverse ranging from modern hip
hop to old school Billy Joel, Bob Marley, the Doors, and Hendrix.
I am a big fan of Madonna! I also like to get my hands on
European dance mixes. Some of my favorite songs are "Stir it
Up" and "Is This Love" by Bob Marley,
"Santeria" by Sublime, "Pianoman" and
"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel, "Bohemian
Rhapsody" by the Braids, and "Touch Me" by the
Doors. "Caress Me Down" by Sublime is also tops
whenever this certain blonde girl I know dances to it...
I don't follow too many sports teams anymore but I am a fan of
the Yanks in baseball, the Giants and Vikings in football, the U
of A in everything, and in soccer, even though I get a lot of
stick for it from my Spanish friends, I am a devoted fan of the
England soccer team! Go Shearer and Owen! ˇViva Inglés! I'm
also proud to support Manchester United!
My Running Career
Thus Far
My first couple years of high school were clouded by stress
fractures but I came back to captain the Rota Admirals track team
my junior and senior years, unbeaten in the 800m and beaten only
once in Gibraltar in the 400m. In my senior year of cross
country, I placed 2nd in the Turkey-Spain-Islands district
championship and for track in the spring of 1997, my team
travelled to Incirlik AB, Turkey, for district championships.
There I won 5 golds in the 400m, 800m, 4x400m, 4x800m, and sprint
medley... over all Rota swept the field convincingly defeating
our wack rivals Incirlik, Ankara, Izmir, and Bahrain. This
memorable victory was led by myself, Brion
Lentell, Rusty
Lauver, and Chris
Scott, and the girls were led by my friends Alesha Bowens, Jessica Arnold,
and Jennifer
Urbieta. I received my high school's Athlete of the Year
award shortly after that trip.
My freshman year at the U of A, I trained off and on and dabbled in a few races including a 10k in Yuma, AZ, and the Bixby Knolls 5k in Long Beach, CA, run by my good friend JB Jaso, where I placed 7th out of 212 runners in 18:12. I have also run a few 5k races back home in Rota and completed a triathlon there on June 13th, finishing 6th out of 37 guys. Too bad I'm not a phast cycler! One of my best runs of the year came in my Navy PRT with a 1.5 mile time of 7:47 as part of a 300 score. I am considering trying out for the Wildcat cross country team in August of 99.
U of A Homeys and
Honeys
The U of A could never have been the great experience it has been
for me without knowing my favorite homeys and honeys. Katie
Marie, you are the bestest in the westest, thanks for everything,
I'm nuts about you! Marvin, Tori, and Steve, you guys keep it
real in R1C- I'm on your football team always. JB Bullis, you da
man, I hope you make it here next semester. Scott Bleeker, wasup
el representador, we've had a lot of fun times man, enjoy your
time chillin in kodiak- f**k the BNCO and nrotc, always too good
for them- we never broke, when is our album coming out? Mike
Stacy, you represent! nuthin wrong with a lil _____ for your
uncle... Mickey and Jay, its been great partying with you fools
this semester, take care of Jack. Rachit you little b****, you
can never beat me on term papers- econ is my thing. Jeremy, when
are you coming over this afternoon? Krystian, we represented
playing up front in soccer. Silly Jen and silly Sandy, you guys
are the greatest, I hope to see you more often next semester.
Nick, you been in touch with your Utah lover lately? Mikey!
Whassup! Can I get you a drink of nice, cool Crystal water?
Justin and Nisa, you guys are trippy monkeys, its been fun hangin
with ya. Mel, you're a silly monkey too. Private Jaso, last but
not least, you're the craziest guy I know- never change! Miss you
bud! Also, shout-outs to Marz, Jodi, Shantala, Adrienne, Tracy,
Chrystal, Caroline, Chris, Amy, Craig, Willie, Matt, Justin, Mike
#43, Tim Struck, and Brian the Flamer.
I'd also like to mention some of my great high school friends from Rota, Spain, in particular KEVIN SIMPSON, BRIAN ST. PIERRE, CYNTHIA SENEDRIN, CHRIS SCOTT, KENYON HARMON, WILL DENSON, AARON BRAY, PABLO SUAREZ, DANNY SUAREZ, JENNICA & LAMBERT METOXEN, JOSH FERGUSON, AUBRY SCOTT, JAMES PHELPS, IZZEL MORALES, JENNIFER URBIETA, ALESHA BOWENS, JESSICA ARNOLD, RUSTY LAUVER, BRION LENTELL, JASON MARCHI, LOUIS SCIRICA, CHRIS NIX, DJ FOSTER, GARY JOHNSTON, and everyone else- there are too many to name. You guys keep it real- good luck and stay in touch.
wanted: T.M.,
Midn L., Sgt. T., Ens. V.dead,
reward offered
Other Homepages
Marvin
Hanashiro (a web page by marvin the
lush)
Craig
Lengyel (visit craig lengyel's side
of the jungle)
Michael
Stacy (no more dancing cacti or
little pumpkins, this page is now a resumé)
Amy
Carpenter
JB
Jaso (this page represents, there
is even a page on here just about me so check it out)
John
Vinson (this is a great page with
some crazy alien links)
Katie
Oswald
Some Phattish Links
Official Site of the Ford Mustang
