Who am I?

I'm Kerry Wang. A 172cm black haired Chinese dude who was alived in 2002. I can speak English, and have retained a bit of Mandarin. I'm on track to graduate from the University of British Columbia in 2025 with a degree in Computer Engineering.

I'd describe myself as a naturally curious person. During my time about, I love finding seldom trodden paths, and quiet study spaces. I do my best to continuously learn new things, and I love to share my knowledge with others.

I'd definately consider myself a overthinker. I'm often the bus or doing an exercise with no music and just lost in my thoughts.

What do I do?

Solving Problems

I love solving problems with technical solutions. Whether it's:

• Using a graph to visualize my university notes
• Computing the best team in Pokemon ROM hack called Pokemon Unbound
• Help my mom parse spreadsheets from work
• Building transpilers between programming languages

Sweat & Repeat

I try to keep in shape, as I value being able to live a long and healthy life. Here are some of my favourites:

• Powerlifting: I love being able to track my progress!
• Biking: A mixture of mountain, gravel and pavement is the best!
  • I did a lot of exploring around Greater Vancouver and Bay Area
• Running: The occasional treadmill run, or a jog up Burnaby Mountain!
• Badminton / Ping Pong: Great fun with friends!
• Volleyball: Played a bit when not in Vancouver, been wanting to get back into it.

My Strava. Can you guess where I've lived?

No Forkin' Around

I track how quickly I can speedrun cooking on Instagram.

• I cooked stir frys everyday when I lived in UBC residence
• I cooked soup / hot-pot stuff everyday when I lived in Calgary
• Am currently exploring baguettes and pizzas, as well as growing a sourdough starter

Gamer Things

• My most played game on Steam is GTA V. Driving vehicles around is too much fun!
• A fan of Cities Skylines, to get at my transportation infrastructure itch
• RTS games are cool too: Starcraft has great cinematics, and Iron Marines has a great campaign
• I try to keep update to date with Yugioh as well, love the endless combo potential

Motivated by Price

• I built my PC exclusively from used parts (except for the case fans)
• I upgraded my bike using a shifter, derailleur, and cassette from Aliexpress

Binge Watching

• Modern Family is the best show ever. Wholesome 100. Have watched it twice so far.
• I've watched good chunk of One Piece as well, love the Marineford Arc!

Where have I been?

Living

I was born in Shanghai moved to Burnaby when I was quite young. I went to UBC for my undergrad, and lived in residence for 2 years. I've lived in Calgary and Palo Alto for internships (12 and 4 months respectively).

I want to try living out of my car and do digital nomad things. I literally slept in the car 3 times the past few weeks just to test it out.

Traveling

I've been to China (Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and surrounding area) mostly for family or cultural purposes. I do want to go to Europe and maybe Japan, as their rail infrastructure is super cool. However, I think it might be a better idea to live there via working holiday or HPI visa. LA is also on my list, as I can then find all the landmarks from GTA V!