I've been reading about investing and personal finance quite a bit lately and have recently made my first stock purchases. I've created a Finances page on this site where I'll be posting my stocks and keeping track of their performance. I've also made a few other changes like adding in some generic images to liven up the pages a bit and creating this What's New section that you're reading right now.

As far as work and life goes, well, I picked up my class 6 learner's license this week so I'm now authorized to ride a motorcycle under the supervision of a more experienced rider. Also I've been slowly (very slowly!) working my way through the original Spanish version of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez in the hopes of picking up some Spanish. Mom and I have been talking about doing some sort of trip to Central or South America next fall so being able to speak the language should come in handy.