*Empowered is a coding summer program for girls of color, that have little to no experience in coding, in Louisville,Ky. I and 10 other girls involved, intern for Glow Touch Technologies. I will post weekly updates on how the internship is going.*
How was week one of coding?
Sitting at a desk for eight hours a day for four days a week not having experience in coding , is literally the most exciting thing I have done this summer. My expectation was I knew what I was getting myself into. I know some of my classmates who code and the thought of code scared me and I knew it will be challenging. On the other hand, I was excited because I never had a job before. I knew I shouldn’t stress too much for, I would learn how to do it on the job. The reality of it all is- I am struggling; however, my mindset has changed for I honestly believe I can actually do this.
My mindset has changed because before all of this, I thought I would never even 'dabble' in the STEM field after the rough experience I had freshman year (oh the horror). Now I may not be a computer scientist after this or a coding whiz but I know my skills are expanding and I can’t wait to tell people that I code. It is actually easy(ish) once I pay attention to the details and relax. I know I am behind but I’m excited to learn CSS next week and I may be the last one to get it, but I will complete my website by the end of seven weeks. On the bright side, everyone in the workplace is pretty chill.