Brodie, the teammate I worked with at a hackathon two weeks ago, is also a really interesting woman.

She currently works at the Auckland Museum. In her spare time, she enjoys taking part in all kinds of hackathons, including large international ones. She went to Kenya for a Wikipedia hackathon and has also been to Milan and other cities.

She can also fix motorcycles and enjoys paragliding.

Her day job is as a data analyst. At the hackathon, she was basically the heart of the team, handling most of the data analysis, presentation, and implementation work.

I was thinking that when my daughter is a little older, I could take her to meet people in different professions and hear their stories, so she can learn more about the many different careers and paths through life.

So building up connections and resources like these, both in Auckland and around the world, could be a much bigger help to the next generation.

For example, my parents’ generation had no way to introduce me to interesting, worldly people like these, or give me the chance to hear their stories and life experiences.

But now I think I can do that for the next generation—my daughter—and help her meet a wider range of people and discover more possibilities.

I’ve even been thinking: if I ever get the chance to give talks to young people, could I invite these friends to share their experiences?

Of course, that may be something for the future. I’ll think about it later.