User Profile

This is the travelogue of Nathanael Shelley.

I am a 30 year old, mixed ethnic, American male from upstate New York and a PhD student at Columbia University in New York City studying the history of the Ancient Near East.

I have studied at several universities and can read and write in multiple languages, but I only speak a few. I consider my talent for storytelling to be my greatest skill and that’s a large part of the reason I would like to be a professor. I strive to be a complete person, to live a healthy life, and to honor my teachers and myself.

I practice Capoeira, Bushido, and meditation. I believe in goodness. I believe in peace. I am a very spiritual person, but I don’t wear it on my sleeve. I know who I am, and I know what I am doing.