Like many, Chris McClellan dreams of one day living in San Francisco. But it's not the ocean that's calling him - the computer engineering major at UAH grew up on the South Pacific island of Kwajalein surrounded by white sand beaches and crystal blue water. Rather, it's because the city has long been home to a vibrant subculture of tech-influenced DIY-ers known as makers. "San Fran is where new technology first gets adopted," he says.