I was born and raised in Bulverde, Texas, on the edge of the hill country. I spent my summers on the Guadalupe river, and winters by bonfires in the fields of Comal county. I graduated from Smithson Valley High School in 2005. Despite my rural upbringing, I consider San Antonio as much a part of my home as Bulverde. I spent my college years on all sides of San Antonio and the outlying suburbs. Also during college, I managed a Whataburger in San Antonio, and the Sonic Drive-In in Bulverde. I graduated from Smithson Valley HS in 2005, and attended many of the Alamo Colleges in San Antonio for my basics. I went on to graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) where I obtained my B.A. in Psychology, and later my M.S. in Experimental Psychology. During my time at UTSA, I oversaw a cognitive lab funded by a National Science Foundation Grant and assisted in numerous published studies.