Hello Everyone!
My name is Keaton, and I am a first-year here at SDSU. I’m majoring in Mechanical Engineering, something that I really don’t have any experience in. I’m not your average Robotics Club President or taking apart things for fun kind of guy. I simply realized about 3 years ago that how simple mechanisms work is very interesting. Take a glovebox, for example.
One time I spent a whole car ride opening and closing the glovebox over and over until I completely understood exactly how it worked. And I had a great time experimenting with it. Now, this was only a 5–10 minute discovery, but it was one of the moments that made me realize engineering might be a good choice for me.
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Well that’s enough about how I got here, let’s talk about what I love. Let’s start with family. My whole life, I’ve lived with my Mom, Dad, and brother, Kyle.
I’ve also had a cat, Kirby, for over 10 years now, she is an adorable bundle of joy and I miss her so much!
She is a very sweet cat who comes and greets us at the door and is very social. Last but certainly not least, I have my girlfriend, Alaina!
She is amazing and so supportive of everything I do. We have been together for almost 3 years now! She is starting at UCSD next month and is majoring in Theater with an Emphasis in Directing. I am so proud of her!
Well after that slideshow, it’s time to talk more about what I like to do in my free time. I absolutely love puzzles. And I’m not talking about jigsaw puzzles, though I do love those too. I’m talking about the kinds of puzzles you can play on New York Times Games. In fact, me and my girlfriend play those games every day over Facetime. Another daily game I love is the Minute Cryptic. This is probably my favorite game that we play every day. It is one crossword clue in the style of cryptic crosswords. Cryptic crossword clues contain wordplay and/or letterplay as well as a definition that both lead you to the same answer. I highly suggest you check it out and start learning how to solve them!
Finally, I’d like to talk about some of the clubs I’m looking at joining. There is an engineering club called Mechatronics Club that builds a completely autonomous submarine robot that gets tested in an Olympic sized swimming pool, and I’m very excited to get involved! Also, I’m looking at joining a Christian club here on campus! I’m not too sure exactly which club I want to join yet, but my faith is very important to me and I’m excited to grow in my relationship with God.
Thank you all for reading and I hope you’ve enjoyed learning about me!
