He took 4 months off to help with disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
In the summer of 2007, he traveled to Northern Uganda to work in a hospital site. The conditions of the village were very substandard. He went without electricity for most of his 3 month visit.
Born in Hong Kong and was raised in Kowloon until the age of two when he was brought to South Florida.
Grew up with Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba. They can be seen at the local kava bar in Boca Raton during the holidays. He was also neighbors with former boxer, Mike Tyson and tennis star Andy Roddick.
Became a father to his first child in August of 2006.
He obtained his B.S. in Sports and Events Marketing from the University of South Alabama.
Relocated to Nashville, Tennessee for graduate studies at Vanderbilt University. He ended up not going to Vanderbilt to work overseas in Africa.
Has worked for a non-profit organization, Invisible Children alongside Pete Wentz, Ryan Gosling, Kristen Bell, and Hayden Panettiere. During his time with Invisible Children he was a roadie who traveled throughout the United States.