Live as hard as you possibly can

Well, my name is Ray. I live in scenic Boone, North Carolina. It's a fantastic town with fantastic people and culture. I travel, I eat, I blog, I do Kung Fu, I meet people. Please, don't be shy.

Things I like: Italian food, martial arts, shenanigans, adventures, getting out of my comfort zone, meeting new people, trying new things, seeing new sights, traveling to foreign nations and lands, the feeling of being able to trust someone.

I wonder if it's bad that the last one is the most rare...

Things I dislike: closed-mindedness, unfounded arguments, bias, non-fresh mangoes, small dogs that bark uncontrollably, feeling alone.