allow me to introduce myself

Who am I?

My name is Joseph Wiest.  I was born December 27, 1990 weighing in at 9 pounds 5 ounces.  Little did I know that 22 years and 2 weeks later I would become an amateur blogger.  I am from a little town in Oregon called Tangent.  If you look up Tangent's Wikipedia page, the most interesting thing you'll find is that we hold the title of "Grass Seed Capitol of the World." Nice.  I don't come from a huge family; at home its just my parents and my little sister who is a freshman in high school.  My go-to interesting fact/talent is that I can stand on my head and recite the alphabet backwards... simultaneously.

What do I like?  What are my interests?

• Lists with bullet points.
• Sports.  I'm not obsessed but I do love basketball and football.  That being said I'm sure you're wondering who my teams are.  Portland Trail Blazers, of course, and there is nothing better than some Oregon Duck football.
• Cooking.  I really like to eat, thus I've learned to enjoy cooking.  I took a few foods classes in high school and I don't mean to boast but I can hold my own in the kitchen.
• The outdoors.  I was born in the outdoors!  Not literally.  I was actually born in a hospital but I do love being outside.  Camping is great, hiking is awesome, rivers are fun -- the list is endless.
• Rap music.  My love affair with rap started around the 8th grade and life simply hasn't been the same since.
• The beach.  I don't surf or anything, its too cold in Oregon to do that anyway, but going to the coast has always been one of my favorite things.  When I was growing up we always went crabbing in mid-October; not quite Deadliest Catch style but still a lot of fun.

Game day with my sister Emily and girlfriend Heather.

What has lead me to IHUM 260?

The reason I wanted to take this class probably isn't that unique.  I fell in love with the latin culture on my mission; I served Spanish speaking in El Paso, Texas.  El Paso isn't quite south or central America but ever since I've been intrigued by latin people and what makes them special.