>> I went to Pomona College.
I just have the undergraduate degree.
I graduated in 2012, studying politics.
I think it was something that when I first went to Pomona or when I, you know,
when I started there as a freshman, pardon me, I was interested in, I thought, this chemistry
and history and politics is, obviously, related to history,
but chemistry is a little bit different, but when I started taking the politics classes
and got involved in that, and just the professors really got me interested in that,
obviously, you know, starting school during the election season
where Barack Obama became President, I think, you know,
it's kind of a political awakening for a lot of people.
So I think that was something that definitely affected me, as well.
So I think that was something that just a really fascinating time to be in it, especially, when,
you know, the economy was collapsing and everything else, right when I started school,
seeing how the political sphere and everything else and the government in general reacted
to that and kind of handled the crisis and the recovery from a crisis, I thought,
was very fascinating to see in the contemporary use of it, and now, even look back, you know,
some of the things I thought when I was, say, a student and getting to work in various parts
of government other the past few years.
It's interesting to see those two perspectives.
I think, it was just one of those things that I didn't know.
I had a passing interest in, but I think I've found a passion for it,
main because of the timing, the teachers and the material, eventually.