So I'm not the greatest at this whole blogging thing, but I guess I'll be starting with a bit of introductions. Hi! I'm Lucas, I'm an artist, illustrator, an aspiring writer and a budding web developer in training at Juno College of Technology. Now I'll super honest, if you asked me less than a year ago if I would even think about getting into the world of programming, I would be saying that that's far beyond my world. Then again, me at that time was working in a rut at customer service jobs, but felt like I couldn't go anywhere further than that.
I definitely felt like I was stuck, my anxieties from the stresses working in that kind of environment really got to me, to the point where I couldn't focus on my passions or interests. I felt emotionally, mentally and physically drained every day and I needed a change of pace, but at the time I thought I had nowhere to turn. My creative experiences wouldn't land me a stable/reliable career, and all my other experience was all customer service related.
Now not to get too heavy on the topic, but I will admit, being in that sort of environment was not great on my mental health. It wasn't until my partner (who has graduated from Juno a few years back) suggested that I try my hand at web dev. Not long from there, I took an online course for some basics, and despite finding it very difficult to comprehend, I found it very interesting.
fast forward a couple months, I decide to go full force into this, I saved up some money and went to the accelerated web dev and javascript courses and it totally broke me…but at the same time I think it was the best decision I've made in a long time. It was so challenging but it helped me think in such a different way, and I learned so much from it. What I got out the most was probably the sense of comradery, just from the couple weeks there, it was definitely something special.
Now after finishing the first week of the immersive bootcamp, I can safely say that I have made the right choice. I took a chance in spite of all my anxieties trying to hold me back, and already I feel like I've grown so much. I expect this is only going to get more challenging, but I am very much ready to tackle this and make the most of it, and at the very least, I'll be trudging through the trenches with an awesome cohort.
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thanks for this!!