Wherever I see an opportunity to bring data, that sits in darkness, to light (especially when it's attached to a hobby of mine) I do my best to collect it, tranform/standardise it and make it easily accessible to everyone.

Take coffeeshops as an example. I'm huge fan of Coffee Shops - the buzz of people, the community, the collectiveness. Sometimes when working remotely, I might need a change of environment so I'd go to a coffee shop. But when I do so, I'd need good WiFi, access to plugs to keep charged if I plan to spend a few hours, etc. Emperical data like this didn't exist in an easiliy accessible way, so I set out on a journey to bring it all together for several coffee shops, and even created a useful metric. Check out my work at www.coffeeshoppingapp.com

I'm an athletically inclined person - In my younger years, I've trained to swim, playtennis, and in track and field (I'd even taken piano classes for a decade) so generally, I love sports. And of all exciting sports out there, F1 is the most exciting.

It's not just going in circles (no track is a circle) but I don't believe that there's any sport has as many data point that are factors that influence performance/success as in F1 e.g. neck strength (who would've thought)! If you're not a fan I'll give you 3 facts about F1 that I think are quite cool:

1. An F1 car can drive upside down (technically)

2. F1 drivers lose about 2-3kg of weight per race

3. F1 drivers experience up to 6 times gravitational force in a race

There's also and aspect of integrity and honour that is part of the heavily regulated sport that draws me. If you're interested, let's talk data and strategy.

Salsa dancing opened up the world to me, given its extensive international community. I would argue that If I hadn't started dancing, I'd not be living in Europe.

While the aspects of community, fitness and socialising are great, beyond the fun, there's a truly nerdy side of the music. There are various unique instuments that are used in Salsa, and nailing the timing as well as understanding the layers and intricacies is a mini math lesson itself. Also, understanding the historical context and evolution is crucial to improving one's skill. It's a great hobby that emulates many life applications.

Would you believe I've farmed data for Salsa as well? I've even made and app. I'd be happy to give you a demo.