The Scenic Route Into Cybersecurity (and Why I Wouldn’t Trade It)

Childhood Veterinary Dreams When I was a kid, I never wavered: I was going to be a veterinarian. I watched Emergency Vets religiously, and unlike most kids, I didn’t flinch at the uncensored surgeries. I leaned in. The blood, the organs, the stitches. I found it all fascinating. When I was a teenager, I even shadowed my old dog’s vet for a day. That’s when I got the “real vet life” moment: the glamorous task of expressing anal glands. Most people would’ve run out the door, but I stayed. That day taught me something about myself: I could handle the messy parts of important work.