Who is Ryan Riley?

So I promised a bio post so here it is. Well my name is Ryan Riley and I'm 22 years old. I'm a graduate student at CSU- San Bernardino and I'm studying Social Sciences. I'm also working on getting my single subject teaching credential through National University. I live with my old man and my dog Will. Lets see.. the things I love most are (in no particular order): sports, friends, family, anime, movies, music, running, reading, learning, writing, and a bunch of other stuff. Sports are a big part of my life, I seriously think I love every sport and will play/watch anything. Friends are obviously important and are usually the replacement for family for many of us. Family of course is family, some of us hate our family, some love them; but they are who they are and we don't choose them. Anime is just awesome. I'm a pretty big movie guy, kind of like a visual book, that is how i look at it at least. Oh yeah I love ice cream too (just popped in my head since I'm eating some). Music is way, way up there for me; I don't think I could survive without it. Seriously, I listen to music when I drive, run, read, hang out with people, write my papers, etc. Running has become a huge part of my life. I didn't start running until after high school, but it is probably one of the single most important adjustments I have ever made. Healthy and happy are the way to be and runners usually are. Reading is something I have done since I can remember and its probably good I like it since I have to read in school so much haha. I love sci-fi/fantasy, but I will read just about anything. I am a life long learner, as I am still in school and plan on teaching. Writing, well I don't think I would be doing this little blog if I did not like it.

In a nutshell, that is me. I try to be a nice, respectful, and fair guy that treats others as I would like to be treated (The golden rule). Pretty calm, don't lose my temper easily, passionate, haha I feel like I'm filling out a survey for a dating site or something. This is kind of like a broad, general overview of who I am so I guess I will give you more of my current passions or trends in my life. I'm really into tennis right now as you could tell from a previous post. I'm actually pretty much obsessed with it and i'm sad that the season just ended. I have a huge thing for travel right now too, I was lucky enough to go to Europe and February and it really changed my life. I really care about Africa too and what happens there. That may seem kind of silly or intuitive, but I actually really wish I could go there and help the people in need there. They don't deserve our pity or sympathy, but they do need help. Sigh... anyways, I really want to keep writing, but this could go on forever. Not that anyone knows about this yet.. I'm debating whether I will post the link on my facebook :D. If someone does read it eventually, I want them to be able to without having to spend an hour. Anyways, if you do read this and you care or are interested send me an email or leave me a comment. Assalamo Aleikum!