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My first memory of wanting to be something when I grow up was from around 5 years old, to be an artist like my dad. Within a few years my interest shifted to being an astronomer, partly because my dad influenced my interest in science since he was also sort of an amateur scientist. As I got into high school it seemed to me that it would be tough getting a job as an astronomer so I shifted that interest to my list of being an amateur artist and astronomer for my own pleasure rather than to make a living, and started getting interested in being an architect or engineer...this was pretty much a simultaneous evaluation since both seemed very interesting to me. But eventually I gravitated toward engineering, graduated from high school and went to a college engineering degree program, got my BSME and now I'm a senior engineer thinking about retiring one day soon and spending my time painting and enjoying amateur astronony. Ever since I was a little kid I also loved to cook, partly because I always liked to eat all sorts of food. Quite often I helped my mom with cooking, but I never wanted to do it for a living.
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