I grew up in Wilmington and actually went to New Hanover. Hopefully I'm not as awkward and oblivious now as I was when I was a student here, but that's still up for debate. I got a degree in history and a masters in teaching from UNCW after a few years of exploring during my late teens and early twenties. Fancy myself as a funny man, but most people disagree. Big sports fan and still like to play a few of them. Washington Redskins, Chicago Cubs, and Carolina basketball are the teams I live and die with (mostly die in the case of the Redskins and Cubs). Favorite movies include Caddyshack, Trading Places and Coming to America, Big, Kevin Costner sports movies, pretty much every Tom Cruise flick, The Princess Bride, and a host of others. Love to read, but I don't do it enough. Listen to jazz, rock n' roll, hip-hop if it's saying something, and classical music if I'm trying to focus. Most importantly I love teaching because the kids are amazing (most of the time).