Born of military parents, Marc Aramini has lived throughout the United States and even for a time in Western Europe, but has spent most of his adult life in the American Southwest. With an undergraduate degree from Notre Dame in Biochemistry and a Masters Degree in Literature, he has worked in gyms, banking, and teaching at both the high school and college levels. He also had a handstand balancing act in a circus show, though his primary job there was in finding properties, attaining permits, and negotiating short term agreements. One day he hopes to return to college teaching.