I'm beyond excited to say that I've gotten as far as being in a code boot camp!
Who am I?
My name is Valena and I'm on my way to becoming a full-stack web developer. A few months ago, I knew little- to nothing about coding. My boyfriend sent me a link to apply for a summer hackers program and I gave it some thought. I didn't get into the program, but it was that link that sort of opened my eyes to a whole new idea: learning to code. Since then, I've joined the Career Karma family and connected with so many people throughout the #21DayCkChallenge. The challenge helped me step out my introvert castle and actually get to know people. During the challenge, I started to learn the basics of Javascript, HTML, and CSS. I enjoyed learning to manipulate the DOM through the Flatiron pre-course so much that I still imagine the "Ada Lovelace" picture in my head. I thought I was so cool!
Fast forward to this week
Things started to get real for me once the first day of boot camp came around. I automatically got excited and really nervous. My mind instantly filled with positive snippets of the future (when I land a damn good job!), and doubts about whether or not I put too much dip on my chip. I'm a health science student. I know nothing about what I'm getting into besides what I'm researching and reading from pre-courses. I feel like it's more than feeling like I "don't belong".. I don't even feel that way. I feel as if all the odds are against me and the world is waiting for me to fail. This feeling is real! But I'm using it as a boost to prove those doubts to be wrong and to make myself proud.
Top comments (13)
Good luck on the journey!
Thank you!!
I am also a Flatiron student currently pushing through the full-stack course!
Stick with it and have fun
Good luck!
Flatiron is awesome! You'll do great!
Thank you!!
One of the devs that was hired along with me was trained in Flatiron.
That’s awesome! Much success to you both.
I hope that you have as great of an experience with Flatiron as I did!!! Good luck and if you ever need any help, please feel free to reach out to me!!
Thank you so much, Victoria!!
Have fun on the journey! You'll see endless opportunities. Especially regarding coding you can learn soooooooo much with free ressources!
Most definitely! Thank you
Career Karma is definitely a jump-off. They also contributed to me attending a bootcamp too. Following you and wishing you success!
Thank you so much! 🙂