About Me

Who Am I?

Hello, my name is Nathan Aris, I am a 23 year old Caucasian male who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I like science. I don't have a Parkour nickname yet so when you meet me you will just have to call me Nathan, Nate, Nate-dogg, or Boy Scout, as I have been called all of those at one point in the past. I am a nerd, geek, hiker, camper, skiier, Traceur, and Engineer in the making.

What is this blog going to be about?

This blog is going to be mainly about my life as a Traceur, meaning someone who practices Parkour and Freerunning, but I will also talk about my life as an Engineer in the making, things I think are cool, and a little bit of life in general.

My Life

My Past

I would like to say that my past was nothing but awesome, but I can’t, there are many things that I wish I had done differently, but nothing that I would go back and change because all of the things I have done, good and bad have shaped me into who I am today.

In the past 23 years of my life I have done many things, and many of them I still do to this day. Things like skiing, hiking, camping, Parkour, Rock Climbing, playing geeky regular board games, and being an all-around nerd have stuck with me till now. Things like Karate, organized Basketball, organized Baseball, cross country running, being a hardcore gamer who never goes outside, and not knowing how to talk to people haven't stuck with me. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy a good game with friends, but I have moved away from just playing alone to making the time that I spend gaming, time that I spend with friends.

My Present

Right now I am pretty sure that I am in just about the best shape of my life, I don’t have massive muscles or anything, but I am both physically fit and eating well. I am working at a Process Automation company in Calgary, Alberta as one of their interns, and will be doing that until the end of this July, I do Parkour twice a week on Tuesday’s and Saturday’s at the Breathe Parkour Space, and I have graduated from SAIT Polytechnic in Chemical Engineering Technology which was a wonderful experience and many things were learned that will profit my throughout my entire life.

My Future

I am currently planning on taking my Bachelor’s Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta starting in September of 2014, and I already have a Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology from SAIT Polytechnic under my belt, so my future looks bright right now. I have a small group of friends who are always happy to see me, and I would take that over a large group of friends that I barely see, and are only occasionally happy to see me.

The End

Well that is all that I have for right now. Now you know some stuff about me, and hopefully you enjoyed reading. I will have more coming up, with further insights into Parkour, Engineering and my life which I hope you will enjoy also.

I will leave you with an inspirational quote.

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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That is all for now, later.

– Nathan Aris