I was always great at math and sciences but when it was time to think about a career, I chose business. I took a class in accounting in high school and it was easy so it seemed perfect. I quickly realized though in my first month of college that this was not the choice for me. I didn’t feel empowered every morning. So I went on and choose every stereotypical “female” role. I choose teaching and nursing but still no real drive. I thought about being a crime scene investigator because I loved the mystery and solving problems. I was passionate but it still didn’t seem right. After talking to my mom, a light bulb clicked. Why don’t you look into computer programming? I said okay and instantly fell in love. It’s funny because my grandmother and mother are BOTH programmers and it never really dawned on us that I would enjoy it. And now today I get to say proudly that I am a third generation female programmer. I loved hearing stories about how they programmed which was so different. It was amazing to be able to talk to the 2 people I admire most in the world about my work. They might not have known any of the languages but the understood em and it brought me closer to them.