I grew up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. So, South Jersey, close to Philly. I really got into computer science in late middle school, when I had the chance to take a computer programming class.
I liked the problem-solving. I liked the challenge. If you have an idea of something that you want to create, 99% of the time, through computer science, you can make it happen.
I still feel that way.
Engineering gives you the toolkit to bring your dreams to reality. And I saw that directly with computer science.