Hello Ocala: Meet Nathan Robinson

Nathan Robinson poses for a photo at Tuscwilla Park in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, April 19, 2024. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2024.

Nathan Robinson is a young man whose interests are varied. He loves hiking in the beautiful parks in the area and being in natural settings. He describes himself as somewhat shy, quiet, loves to cook, likes children and animals, especially cats, but doesn’t have any of his own currently.

Robinson, 34, was born in Ocala and graduated from Lake Weir High School. He studied for two years at the College of Central Florida and attended Rasmussen College, taking courses to become a pharmacy technician. He was employed in that field for a time with a local pharmacy.

“I do intend to go back to college to complete studies for a degree in the future,” he shared.

Both of his parents are retired from careers in the educational field, but he doesn’t see himself going in that direction.

He has been employed in the fast-food industry and was a fry cook at a country club restaurant.

“I love to cook,” he said, with his favorites being salmon and other seafood.

Always a worker, Robinson is currently employed as a pest control technician.

“It is fun work,” he said, adding, “I like meeting people and problem solving.”

Robinson is drawn to story-board art and film, pop culture and music. He especially enjoys western movies starring John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, to name a few, and other older media.

“I like humor, too,” he shared, even having done some stand-up comedy.

“That was a fun experience,” he said with a smile.

His interests include listening to audio books and reading self-help books and biographies. He said he claims no political bias.

“We are all similar at the end of the day. We are all people,” he offered.

Robinson works out at a gym regularly and likes spectator sports, especially basketball.

He has a younger brother who lives in Ocala and is a teacher of children with special needs. His brother is married and has two children. Nathan’s older sister lives in Tennessee. She is married and is a stay-at-home mom for her three sons.

In his spare time, he enjoys home improvement projects. He lives in Silver Springs, in a house near his parents’ home, which once belonged to his grandparents.

“There is a lot of history there,” he noted.