I'm originally from New York and  currently reside in the beautiful state of Maryland. I left New York many years ago to join the Air Force.  During my eight years in the military I was stationed in Spokane, WA at Fairchild AFB and attended Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA.  I earned a BS in Biological Sciences and became  a certified  Medical Technologist.  I am currently working in that capacity at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.