Hopeless Wanderer and Hopeful Ponderer

Hopeless wanderer is the name of a song by Mumford and Sons. A song that I happen to like and relate to. Hopeful ponderer is a play on hopeless wanderer. Here I will hopefully ponder (do you see what I did there?) on my experiences in life as I try to find my place in this (not so) big (after all) world. [It’s a small world after all.] Here’s a little more about me. There are about 7 million (!!!) people with my last name in the world. That’s 1 in 1000 people, which is actually a lot, okay?  There are 22 people with my full name in the US alone. So, it’s safe to say that there is nothing unique about me, right? Wrong! I am a unique child of God, full of potential, washed in the blood of Christ. My personality type (because I love taking online quizzes) is INTJ. Normally, I would have characterized myself as a pessimist, if not a realist. That all changed when I saw the Swiss alps… and the Sistine chapel… and so, so much more.  (Don’t worry, there are blog posts about it.) By day, I am a research scientist working towards a Ph.D. in something science-y. By night (well, evening), I am a superhero piano teacher. In my free time, I am a traveler. A wanderer. A wonderer. A ponderer. Welcome to Detroit City my life… 

The Hunchback of Notre Dame