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# Schooling

Finally out of education for a little while now, I've begin to realize the the impact that schooling has had on the trajectory of my life. It has imprinted a desire for knowledge and understanding of the world and *why* things work the way that they do. 

As a kid, I loved science and math. Math mostly. Probably because:

1. Everyone else hated it and I was a hipster even as a child
2. It was fun because I was good at it 

Contrarianism aside, 

Though it started in high school, it was the higher education that made the most lasting impact on my life. I did not sign up for my engineering degree but got lucky that I was placed there. Originally, I went for physics or mathematics but was placed in the weeder course of engineering that forced freshmen at Trinity University to find the major that would best suit them. 

But I got through it and stuck with it. And learning about the science behind the impact of engineering left me curious and desiring more.