Hello!
I never considered programming. When I moved to the UK, I couldn't go to the high school because I didn't have the right age. My only option was college (which is not Uni in UK). There I had to choose between a bunch of subjects, and IT stood out for me. I was the most interested in IT.
After finishing college, my choice was only Computer Science for University (that was the policy in UK at the time).
And that's how I got into tech. :-D