I think this pandemic has done a really good job at revealing what actually matters to me. It's introduced a level of unpredictability that I hadn't imagined prior, and ultimately I'm tired tired and have been craving stability. I want to be free to travel and work from anywhere in the world without feeling tied to one place. I also want to push and challenge my brain to work in ways it hasn't necessarily worked in before.
For the last few years I've been working freelance as an Audio Engineer. This has included working at various recording studios, assisting for engineers, mastering, and mixing. I also produce my own music as well as DJ. This is my passion, it's what I love, but the money isn't great and I've found that turning music into work has taken away from the love and energy that I feel able to direct towards it. I want music to always feel like a choice and not an obligation.
Last October, I was talking about how tired I am of being broke while on a trip to Mexico City with some friends, and jokingly brought up that I should just learn how to code. But just like most things in my life, the second I have a small idea about something, I cant help but really dig into it. Right upon getting back to New York, I immediately decided to do a Codecademy course to see if I this was something I could get into and within 2 weeks of the course I started apply to bootcamps. I honestly just trusted my gut. I was having fun on Codecademy and just wanted to keep digging deeper into what I was learning and ultimately knew that I would need the pressure and structure of a bootcamp to truly succeed.
So far it has been going really well. I'm having a lot of fun. It's been hard but I'm enjoying the challenge and really looking forward to the future and what life could be once I start my new career.
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