I grew up in the great state of Idaho, but not the potato region, North Idaho, where I snowboarded in the winter and wakeboarded in the summer. After attending undergraduate school in San Diego, I joined the Army as a Public Affairs Officer, which was the greatest experience of my life. I am honored to have served alongside some of the finest men and women in the world. I changed out of my fatigues to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Hook 'em.