I grew up in the Bay Area. My interest in technology started when my dad signed me up for a Python class at 13. I quickly became hooked, building small games like Snake and Tic-Tac-Toe and even taking apart my old Game Boy just to see how everything fit together. In my defense, it wasn't working anyway.
Not long after, I became a coding instructor at the same place where I learned, teaching Python and Scratch to students in Ethiopia. Teaching forced me to think more clearly about the fundamentals and showed me how much I enjoyed learning by explaining things to others.
By the time I started studying Computer Science & Engineering at UC Merced, I knew I wasn't interested only in writing software. I wanted to understand how computers actually worked. That curiosity followed me throughout my four years as an undergraduate and shaped many of the classes, projects, and opportunities I pursued along the way.
Outside of technology, I try not to limit myself to a single area of interest. Some of the most meaningful things I've learned have come from exploring ideas far removed from my day-to-day work.
This website is a small place where I share some of the things I learn along the way.