Hi,
I am Shaunak Deo from California. I am also in a same boat as you are. I have done graduation in Mechanical Engineering and MBA in San Francisco. Still I am very much fascinated by design world and want to enter into this field. I am in the same dilemma as you are. Currently I am mailing people for informational interviews, volunteering ID, UX related events and networking. I think our goals are alike. We can share our thoughts, our ideas and reach our goals with each others help.
What do you think? A companion is always better than travelling alone.
you can directly mail me at shaunakdeo@gmail.com… Lets try to be in contact with each other. Thank you