I was born and raised in the Suburbs of Chicago. I lived in the city through University. I studied abroad in Luzern, Switzerland, where I met the woman I would

I was born and raised in the Suburbs of Chicago. I lived in the city through University. I studied abroad in Luzern, Switzerland, where I met the woman I would later marry. I moved back after my degree, first to Schaffhausen for a spell, then to Bern. I’ve worked for a number of agencies across the country, and I’ve also freelanced quite a bit. I have a studio down by the river with some good friends of mine, where I build various apps and platforms with the various web stacks. I’ve been lucky enough to make some cool things with some cool people. It’s pricey here. I’ve taken up work at a startup here in town to cover my costs. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning Swiss German and its various dialects – I’m told I still have an eastern accent from time to time. The river is beautiful during the summer. I do think about Chicago often. I miss it dearly. The startup scene is burgeoning here, but it’s still Switzerland. Bern is somehow too nice to leave. Small government, applied correctly, is a lovely thing. We pay through the nose in taxes, but the system is there for you when you need it. Still, I’m a stranger in a strange land. And simultaneously at home. A part of my own cyberpunk novella with mountains.