Junhao Cheng

About

Yes, that’s me in blue.

I’m usually up for a side quest, and not especially worried about looking ridiculous along the way.

Junhao with blue face and body paint, a Smurf cap and glasses, in a crowd at a school game, with a friend smiling beside him
Blue paint and a Smurf cap at a school game.

Also me: the one at the microscope on the home page.

Side quests

A detour, a trail, a field with a tractor in it. I’m down for a side quest.

  • Junhao standing on stone steps between two moss-covered rock walls
    Taking the narrow path.
  • Five friends in helmets and life jackets posing on rocks beside a river
    Helmets on, life jackets on.
  • A person seated on a green tractor in a muddy field
    A field, a tractor and a lot of mud.
  • A pair of muddy sneakers on a brick path
    Exhibit A.

Good company

I love hanging out with my friends. A trip, a game, or just being somewhere together: I’m in.

  • Friends posing together by the sea at sunset
    Friends, sea, the last of the daylight.
  • Five friends in matching red shirts, two holding a red cloth like a cape, at an outdoor event
    Showing up together.
  • Friends crowded around a mound of sand on a beach
    A very collaborative sand project.
  • A group selfie on a seaside pier
    A few of us by the water.
  • Junhao cooking at a stove, with chopped herbs on a board beside him
    Something cooking.

Meet Mina.

My most photographed subject.

  • A fluffy cat looking straight up at the camera
    The portrait.
  • A cat looking down, lit by sunlight from a window
    The sunbeam.
  • A close-up of a cat’s blue eyes and pink nose
    The close-up.

Socks-free

A barefoot kid from Xiamen walks into a chorus camp in France.

Day one

A sour, offensive stench slowly pervades the air in the dorm hallway. “Put on your socks! Stinky-feet!”

The next morning

“No socks… again!”, shouted one camper. “Whatever”, said another. “Come and join us, Stinky Feet!” He said with an inviting smile.

From my essay Socks-Free · Read the essay

Voice

Eight years of classical voice training: private lessons into ninth grade, then choir. Three benefit performances with EchoWellness.

Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Probably not what you’d guess from the lab photos.

Soccer

JV fullback for three seasons, grades 9–11. At fullback the job is mostly communication: calling coverage and keeping the line organized.

Junhao running on a soccer field in a yellow bib and red shorts
Mid-run.

Got a side quest in mind? I’m down.

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