In an effort to create “the coolest” MySpace profile among my friends in high school, I taught myself HTML and CSS by opening up the source code to my favorite pre-made templates and playing with the code to see what changed or what broke. I loved the creative freedom that coding brought, and I would bask in the powerful glory of 1998-level CSS design that I was able to compose (in 2006).My curiosity has consistently driven me to find more efficient and effective solutions, and my love of puzzles has ignited a passion for problem-solving using code instead of cardboard. I am always challenging myself to learn new things and perfect what I already know. Have something you think I should check out? Let’s chat! Hobbies: hiking, baking, puzzles, traveling, international relations, and video games (currently playing BG3 and Dark and Darker).Technical Skills/Interests: HTML, CSS, Git, GitHub, JavaScript, React, jQuery, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Python, Django, SQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL.