Hi, I'm Olga or Olya, I was born and raised in Ukraine where I graduated with a degree in computer science in 2012. However, I have never worked as a programmer, "thanks" to some of my professors and friends who ruined my self-esteem, confidence, etc.. They did it so effectively that I was terrified to even attempt it, after which I stopped looking in that direction :(
Regardless, I decided to stay in IT because for me it is an interesting field, and I became a manual Quality Assurance Engineer. ( Yeees, I was that pesky person who always annoys the developers :D )
I immigrated to the US in October 2019 and left behind everything I had. I am grateful to my husband who was able to, step by step, give me confidence and break the wall with all those stereotypes that fettered and limited me. After a while I realized that I want to pursue a career as a software engineer. However, since I obtained my degree in another country and never used those skills, I feel like I am coming into tech field as a newbie. I know that the world of technology always changes very rapidly, and I missed many years of knowledge, experience, and changes in this area. With that in mind, I have taken my first step towards getting back on track, and now I am a software engineering student at Flatiron School!
I am happy to be among the passioned and focused people, who are not afraid to change their lives and do what they love. I don't want to lie, it is tough, and I still have 12 weeks of intensive program ahead of me. I am excited and overwhelmed at the same time, sometimes frustrated and definitely tired (thanks again to my husband, he looks after the kids after daycare and cooks while I am on campus or continue studying after the kids go to bed). However, it is rewarded with happiness of getting something to work, with confidence when you passed the test with understanding and when you completed your first project. I believe and hope that I will succeed and I do not want to give up no matter what!
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