I’m a career-changer who recently worked in foreign language education (501c3 nonprofit) as a director. After a few years in education, I decided to look into a fulfilling career change. While trying out new things I did not expect to become passionate about programming and technology, but I did, and that's what brings us to the present moment-- you visiting my GitHub! I feel grateful to be entering a professional field that will always challenge me to learn and grow.
What struck me as unique as I was first learning to code was the passionate programming community. Anyone you speak to will tell you soberly that this field isn’t easy (on the contrary it’s extremely tough), but the rewards I mention above have been powerful motivation for me to get through the tough days.
You can find me writing code and learning new tools daily ever since I’ve set my mind on becoming a hirable programmer/developer/analyst. In my free time, I enjoy walks in nature, gardening, and serving on the film production team at my church. Goals of mine this year include developing a weekly habit of lifting weights for my health.
I’ve learned most of what I know about programming through the The Odin Project, a roadmap and open-source project that guides self-learners to full-stack web development competence using resources that are 100% free online. In Odin, you build many, many projects. The curriculum emphasizes mindset, problem solving ability, and importance of the fundamentals. You are expected to develop grit and overcome obstacles in your code by reading documentation and doing your own research.
Some recent projects I've worked on:
- Thinkfolio, a frontend-based e-commerce store (React) using React Router and the Context API
- Memory Card Game (React) using useState and useEffect hooks
- Resume Builder (React) using useState hook, props, and Vite's React config
- Weather App (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) using asynchronous code and an external API
- To-Do List App (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) using ES6 modules, Webpack, and Web Storage API
My faith, support from family, morning routine, intellectual challenges, mindset podcasts, music, nature, meeting people at meetups, progress
"There are no failures, only lessons"
Contributing to a community project