We are just finishing the first phase in our coding bootcamp and I am already feeling the pressure. In high school, I started learning basic JavaScript for the first time and loved solving the problems. When I went to college, I decided on a Computer Science major just because that was something I already had experience in.

As the courses got harder, I started doubting whether I was meant to code or not. I failed my classes and headed back home to wait tables for my parents again. I was just waiting for a sign that something or someone was just meant to be.

Not until recently, I realized I wanted more. My best future wasn’t just going to come to me. I decided I want more responsibility. I want to finish what I start. I want to find purpose. That’s why I’ve taken time from helping the family restaurant to start FlatIron School.

I am really excited to grow as a person and become disciplined though my work. I plan to be a role model for my community and give back to them. I want to develop skills that can help me give and show that it’s possible to achieve your goals. I want to be confident in myself and become the person my family and friends have always seen in me as. I am determined to become a different person in the end.