About Nathan J. Woo

In the interest of not putting too much personal information on the internet, here's my story:

I was born in Ohio, lived in Iowa and Minnesota growing up, and moved back to Ohio for high school. After that, I got my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. I am currently living the dream as a Mechanical (HVAC) Designer at a small MEP firm in Nashville, TN, and am married to the most wonderful woman. But while I may identify at times as an engineer, Sooner, Ohioan, husband, etc., none of that is fully who I am. I don't define myself by what I do, but rather what's been done for me.

Growing up, I thought I was a good person. I went to church with my family almost every Sunday, I didn't do drugs, I wasn't disruptive in class, and I got good grades. I enjoyed moderate success in soccer and school, and as a result was a pretty egotistical kid who didn't really care about anyone other than myself. Yet at the same time, I was incredibly concerned with what others thought of me, was anxious all the time, and treated others like crap. Yet, despite my emotional instability, I thought I had life all figured out as the captain of my own ship.

But all that changed my senior year of high school when I was hospitalized for a week with a ruptured esophagus (long story). Now there is something about almost dying and not being able to eat or drink for a week that really makes you reconsider your life's trajectory. In that time, I realized that my way of living life for just myself and under my rules was not working. My eyes were opened to the fact that I was headed for ruin unless I surrendered control of my life to Jesus Christ. Since that moment, I've been following Jesus closer and closer, and though I'm still a long way away from where I want to be, I know that surrendering to The Lord was the best decision of my life.

I won't pretend that since then my life has been 100% smooth sailing since then, as following Jesus doesn't guarantee health, wealth, and prosperity (quite the opposite at times), but it's honestly been a thousand times better than anything I could've drawn up myself. If you're reading this and don't know Jesus personally, or grew up going to church but think I'm a "radical" for talking about my faith this way, please know that there's nothing more I want for you than to know Jesus like I do, and I'd love to talk to you about this. If you're curious about any of the details of my story, or just want to know why I would use the entire "About" section of my personal website to talk about an aspect of my life that a lot of people consider a private matter, please reach out to me as I'd love to talk to you about that in a no pressure way, just as a friend.

I don't know if anyone is still reading this, but if you are, thanks for taking the time to hear my story. I hope you enjoy the rest of your visit to NathanWoo.com.