Author of viral essay “I was a Cable Guy”, Lauren Hough shares a skill every straight, white male should learn. Having grown up in a cult and served in the United States Air Force, Lauren knows a thing or two about code switching. Lauren Hough is the author of the viral essay, I Was A Cable Guy. Lauren was born in Germany and raised in seven countries, and West Texas. She’s been an Air Force Airman, a green-aproned barista, a bouncer, a bartender, a livery driver, and, for a time, a cable guy. Her work can be found in Granta, the Guardian, Huffington Post, Harper’s, and a forthcoming collection of essays from Vintage Knopf. She lives in Austin with her dog. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx