Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hi everyone! I'm James Burns and I'm a first year at UCSB. Im a Financial Mathematics and Statistics major and I'm really excited to be here. I'm from San Diego, CA and I've grown up surfing and doing lots of the fun activities that California has to offer.

 I've always enjoyed hiking and exploring the outdoors as well as snowboarding and just doing anything active. Ever since I was a kid, I've always liked riding things with wheels and going fast so I picked up skating and then learned how to surf and snowboard from my dad. I also really enjoy traveling and trying new things. Some of the places I've been are Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Oaxaca, Baja Mexico and the Hawaiian Islands.

Im not really the kind of person that likes to be restricted by guidelines or strict rules, so I've never really had an interest in any english courses I've taken in high school and before. I'm really looking forward to this class because it offers the freedom to explore more diverse styles of writing and communicating opposed to reading a boring passage and writing an essay in response to a single question. Anyways, I look forward to getting to know you all and having a great time here at UCSB!