Born and raised in San Diego, California. I went to school in a kindergarten - eighth grade public school, allowing me to make lifelong friends whom I keep up with on a regular basis. Following in my dad's footsteps, I attended the same high school, Point Loma High School. While there I managed to achieve a 4.2 GPA and win two CIF titles with Varsity Soccer while also competing in Track and Field. For most of my life I also competed in club soccer, achieving great success and attending some of the largest club soccer tournaments in the nation, with my team peaking at number three in the nation for my age group for a period of a year and a half. I then began attending the University of California, Santa Barbara in the fall of 2018 initially as a Pharmacology major. Following some self-reflection, I realized my true calling in Geographic Information Science, a fascinating crossroads of two of my passions: nature and technology. I graduated from UCSB in June of 2022.