I have always had a thing for using computers, even as a kid. When I was at my grandparents house, I would get on their computer and play with simple things like the "Paint" app, or maybe open up Microsoft Word. Nowadays, these are very old applications, but back then, they were really fun to work with, especially as a kid.

As I got older, technology was constantly advancing, as was my curiosity. I continued to utilize different features of the computer, like when I would go to my favorite websites. YouTube was always my go-to website. It was amazing to be able to find funny videos or watch certain cartoons with the ease of just pushing a few buttons. I eventually heard about Facebook, and instantly signed up for it to reconnect with some old friends. I couldn't believe how easy and convenient it was to find old friends and check out what was going on in their lives, as well as sharing my own. I had so much fun simply messaging friends back and forth and hearing the little "bloom" whenever I received a message. Another site I would frequently visit would be Nfl.com to track any recent news regarding my team as well as the scoreboard and news aroud the league

I eventually bought my own laptop, mainly to be able to edit funny videos and short films that my friends and I would make. I was also able to upload many memories that I made onto the laptop, creating a safe place to store them.

Fast forward to around 2021, I was looking for a career change. I felt it was logical to search for things related to what I enjoyed doing. One of the first suggestions to pop up was software engineering. I looked up examples of simple code such as Javascript. I was immediately intimidated and overwhelmed by what I saw. I thought "This looks super complicated. This might not be for me." However, I continued to study it and gradually became more and more interested. Eventually, I downloaded VS Code and took a course on Udemy, earning a certificate in the language of Javascript. What had seemed overwhelming at first, had become logic to me. I loved the feeling of learning and understanding how something works in coding (and still love it).