Charlie

[Winston-Salem, NC]

there are countless ways to know a person-- ranging from a quick assessment to discovering his drive and the nuances in between.  most times you'll get a quick hit of passion or a small scoop of allusions pointing towards a general genre of human being.  this sounds unreasonable and shallow.  it is.  there's no way to know a man in a moment, but we all tend to give it our best shot and make decisions based upon these assessments.

a few of my favorite ways to get a feel for someone: his shoes, immediate family, and stream of consciousness.  let someone feel comfortable rambling to you and its staggering what you'll discover.  let a man speak about his passion and you will receive an education.

Charlie is a third year history major at Wake Forest University.  he wears trendy Nike tennis shoes and a fedora most days.  his family is Japanese-American and Catholic.  his passion is the world of cigars.  

i met Charlie this semester in a class called Latino Voting Behavior where he is a well informed leader in class debate.  when he's not in class, Charlie can be found in the courtyard writing and designing one of the foremost cigar blogs in the world.  during breaks he travels to tour and review factories of the world's leading tobacco producers.

in addition to a number of facts about cigars and tobacco, Charlie let me in on a secret of another area of his expertise.  ever need to spot an experienced debator?  look for the student twirling his ink pen.