Ask HN: Who were you before you were a silicon "valley-type techie"?

I read this comment regarding the post about being the doctor on board http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4974122

"I think it's awesome that you're a commercial pilot and participating in HN. It can sometimes get too insular with valley-type techies here. Thanks for participating."

We aren't just "Silicon Valley" after all, it seems like almost everyone I meet is from somewhere else. I love this community, and would love to hear where people came from and a bit about their identities that aren't particularly sexy or ready for reality TV. Here's an example the kind of answer I'm looking for, this is me:

I was living in Seattle, grew up riding horses and teaching tennis in the parks and rec and moved out my senior year. I was convinced that I should be a writer, but I knew there was no money in it and I started in the family business. I college I was playing in a (terrible) metal-core band and making coffees. I dropped out of community college after 1 year to work for a big global logistics company at 19. I was into coding on AS/400 systems and automating business processes with a combination of Delphi, Pascal, Excel spreadsheets, and Windows OS automation so no "real" developers wanted to talk to me. I joined a cover/jam band with a lower pressure schedule, got married young, and moved here with Twilio when I was 23.