Feb 25, 202232nd Birthday Post: To a New Year of Finding Balance“Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” - Robert Fulghum Another year around the sun. I rode the sun waves and what a ride it was 🌞 Thank you for your kind birthday…Motivation3 min readMotivation3 min read
Feb 8, 202131st Birthday Post: To a New Year of Living With More Gratitude“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other. — Randy Pausch Aquarius season baby! I know I know, it’s been over a week since I turned 31, but I wanted to share my gratitude as I finish reflecting. Gratitude For the People in My Life I am so…Gratitude3 min readGratitude3 min read
Feb 12, 202030th Birthday Post: To a New Decade of Living Without Fear“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail” -Robert H. Schulle Its 2020, the beginning of a new decade and I also turned 30! I have been reflecting on my life so far and want to share my gratitude and thoughts. Gratitude I want to thank…30s3 min read30s3 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news·Jan 18, 2019My journey from first generation college grad to Software Engineer“If you really believe in what you’re doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.” — Laurie Notaro I am sharing my journey on how I learned the ins and outs of software development and how I finally landed my first…Programming16 min readProgramming16 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news·Aug 12, 2018How I made my portfolio website blazing fast with GatsbyIf you are thinking of building a static site with React and want it to perform as fast as a cheetah, you should consider using GatsbyJS. I decided to try it out and was amazed with how easy it was to setup, deploy, and how fast the site loads now…React7 min readReact7 min read
Jan 9, 2018Let’s Keep Climbing: My 2017 Coding Journey Recap“The steeper the mountain, the harder the climb, the better the view from the finishing line.” -Paula Abdul 2017 is done and there is so much to look back on! Nope, I have not yet landed my first software developer role, but I have grown so much and accomplished so…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news·Nov 21, 2017Hacktoberfest: My Gateway to Open Source“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” — Ryunosuke Satoro Last month I set out my intention to start contributing to open source. And thanks to the annual Hacktoberfest challenge, I submitted 5 pull requests. …Open Source5 min readOpen Source5 min read
Sep 6, 2017Tomorrowland 2017: An Amicorum Spectaculum note“Live Today, Love Tomorrow, Unite Forever.” -People of Tomorrow Who would have thought that my second time at Tomorrowland would be even more memorable! For me, Tomorrowland is so much more than a music festival. …Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Aug 31, 2017Hacking For Humanity. My first hackathon experience“By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.” — Dalai LamaHackathons5 min readHackathons5 min read
Aug 11, 2017Friendships“A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part.” Some friends are meant to be temporary. Some are meant to last a lifetime. It doesn’t matter the frequency of time spent together, but that you genuinely…Friendship1 min readFriendship1 min read
