When I was young I dreamt of being a best-selling author. Science was not my favorite subject, but all of that changed when I read a Newsweek article about Quantum Mechanics during summer vacation. I thought I’d never read anything so exciting and magical in my life, and was desperate to learn more. One day in college I went to a poetry reading about the life and work of Marie Curie and it hit me. Passion and joy are meant to be shared, and science is the pursuit of those two things: passion for understanding and joy in discovery. I wanted to share my passion with others, with young people like I had been when I read that Newsweek article and transformed my goals and dreams, and so I decided to become a teacher. So here I am, joyfully learning with you. Thanks for showing up.