I think I have always been a tinkerer. I wanted to take things apart and figure out what made them work. I got into trouble a lot as a child for my unbounded curiosity. Despite my size, I believed that if I tried hard enough I could do anything. I was fortunate to be allowed to be a tomboy. I also found numbers and math easy and empowering, which became useful skills when learning new technology. And as luck would have it, my first job offer was as a Math Teacher in a Middle School with a Math computer lab.