Joshua is currenly a freshman student at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he is studying biochemistry with the intent to eventually attend medical school. Though he studies science, Joshua also has a passion for philosophy, blacksmithing, carpentry, gadgets and nature. His favorite pastimes are hiking, beating hot metal with a hammer, video-gaming, and recreational argumentation. He was raised in Falls Church, Virginia, where he currently lives with his parents and three younger sisters, and his older brother is currently deployed in Iraq as a member of the U.S. Army. After college, he intends to sign up with either the Peace Corps. or Habitat for Humanity before attending medical school.