Ever since I started down my programming path, people have noted that I seem to have the right stuff to be a teacher. Patience, empathy, and a real concern for everyone I'm working with. In the last few years I've been working with students much more, and feel like I have come into my own as a Teacher/Tutor/Mentor. Although not through traditional (college curriculum) routes, at this point I have many thousands of hours working with students and in classrooms (albeit online).