More about your Gabriel: I was born a Steeler, grew up a Texan, and I'm now a resilient Chicago Bear... My wife and I and my 2 boys live in the suburbs of Chicago. As a southern grown boy, I never thought I would end up living in a cold-weather place. I once wanted to go to school in Rhode Island, but once I found out it was cold I decided to stay close to home. As a matter of fact really close, as I grew up in College Station, Texas and we lived literately two blocks from the campus of Texas A&M University where I ended up going to school. I started my career out in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry working for Carnival Cruise Lines as well as a ski resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains. After graduate school, I had the opportunity to teach at the university level before spending 14 years working for a municipal government. 

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