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Why am I going back to school?
After some months of confusion, fruitless job searching, spontaneous travels – it’s time to buckle down and develop a new strategy. I want to become a Project Manager, and of course I know it’s possible to do without taking this course, I’ve heard enough of that. However, my life has consisted of a university in English & Anthropology, teaching, travelling, and local volunteering in my community.…
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Do I need to learn Ruby to use Ruby on Rails?
In the amount of time I’ve spent researching this question on Google and Quora, I probably could have mastered Ruby. Responses, as you can guess – or have seen for yourself are mixed.
According to Michael Hartl in The Ruby on Rails Tutorial,
“if your goal is making dynamic web applications, I recommend learning Rails first, picking up bits of Ruby along the way.”
So there you have it! If you’re…
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HTML Project
I put the horse before the cart. Way ahead of it.
I dove into web programming like this:
Así lo vemos quienes amamos desarrollar… simple.
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How Computer Science 101 on Coursera changed me
When I decided to learn to code, I was fixated on individual languages, because that's what I thought coding was.
So I practised using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The more I learned the syntax and how to use the languages, the more questions I had about how it all fits together.
So I took a break from language syntax, and finally took the advice that every programmer had given me, which was to first learn the theory behind programming - which obviously didn't sound nearly as exciting as creating things with code.
Up until that point, I'd used Codecademy, Codeschool and several articles and forums to learn all I knew about the individual languages. Finally, I decided to take a course on Coursera and I immediately came across Computer Science 101 by professor Nick Parlante.
I dedicated my full time and effort to the course, and was fascinated by the world of RGB, computer hardware, bits and bytes, how the internet works, analog vs digital, and computer security. As I watched the videos, I felt like the blindfold was being removed and I was finally invited into a secret version of the world that had been around me all along.
Again, learning all these things brought up so many more questions and I realized how ignorantly blissful life had been before. Now I have so many unanswered questions, and suddenly computers aren't so scary anymore. The advice from all the programmers about learning the theory before the language makes perfect sense.
I was trying to move in the furniture before the house had been built.
Of course Computer Science 101 only introduced me to tiniest spec on the tip of the iceburg, but I learned a lot, and it was a great course to take for a beginner like myself. Professor Nick Parlante does a great job at explaining the concepts using oral explanations and visual diagrams.
It's obvious to me now that understanding how things work together is important before trying to learn individual coding languages.
Silly me.
My Review of Codecademy, so far
My Review of Codecademy, so far
My first exposure to code was through Codecademy. For absolute noobs to coding, it’s great because it really teaches you the basics (HTML and CSS) very well, so during those courses you’re thinking
“pfft I’m a coding champion! Bring it, world, BRING IT!”
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Becoming a Coder!
Something I never thought I’d say: I’m becoming a coder! :)
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There's a Spanish football game on AKA my neighbors are going to call the police because my roommate is violently yelling at the TV
There’s a Spanish football game on AKA my neighbors are going to call the police because my roommate is violently yelling at the TV
Really, from watching him watch football/soccer, I know I never want to upset him. (more…)
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Easter without the family... so, scrambled eggs for breakfast.
Photo source.
All my life I’ve had a Polish Easter (religious family ordeal) with a touch of Canadian commercialism (pastel colored knick knacks on every surface of the home). (more…)
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Anyone who knows me, knows I’ve been a ‘yogaholic’ for a while now. And if you know that, it’s either because of one of the following reasons:
I’ve forced you to come to a class with me
You’ve been a recipient of one of my rants about how ‘Everyone should do yoga’
You’ve read my blog post about teaching a class to 80 people in French last year
Or you follow me on Instagram!
Instagram is actually what inspired this post today. I’ve been following yoga profiles on IG ever since I got my account, and finally at the end of February something clicked and I decided to actively join the community. Without really thinking about it, I found a #yogachallenge for the month of March called #MarchBackbendMadness hosted by 3 talented yogi’s and ‘signed up’.
How it works:
To participate, I reposted the first image announcing to the IG community that I’d be participating. Immediately, I was welcomed with open arms by other yogi’s who found me via hashtags. And just like that, I was in.
The picture that started it all!
Everyday there was a different pose (as shown in the image above), which was demo’d by one of the 3 hosts with variations for everyone from beginners to advanced.
Then, the rest of us would take a pic of ourselves doing that same pose and hashtag the s#@% out of it.
#yogadaily #iloveyoga #yogaeverydamnday #inversionsmakeyouhot #bendyyogis #yogaholic …basically anything yoga related. I know, I over-hashtag, judge me if you will!
The likes, and the supportive comments began flowing in instantly, and from my first post, I was hooked.
I’ve never advanced in my yoga practice so much before as I did during the month of March, because not only was I now practicing every single day (even if only 5-10 minutes some days), but I was also part of a virtual community that is so strong and so positive, that has me with my nose in my phone all day long.
Yoga in black and white!
Yoga on the streetz!
Yoga with Elvis!
I’ve always loved the social media world and was hooked on it even when all there was was MSN and MySpace and I’d race home after school and fight my brothers for the PC to see what I missed while I was away, so I feel very comfortable in the virtual world with my new remote yogi friends all over the world.
I’m now on my second month of yoga challenges, and again, having a blast doing yoga #everydamnday and literally doing #yogaeverywhere
I’ve wanted to get better for so long… I don’t know how many times I’ve said ‘I wish I could to handstands’, so throwing myself into these challenges was the perfect solution for me.
Yoga at work!
Yoga in the Sevilla mosque!
Yoga on the beach!
I’ve quoted Nike before, and I’ll do it again when I say…
Whatever you want to do, ‘Just do it!’
Namaste :)
#YogaChallenge Instagram Community Anyone who knows me, knows I've been a 'yogaholic' for a while now. And if you know that, it's either because of one of the following reasons:
Male completely dominate females in the programming world. How come? I don’t know. But I’m learning to code, and I think more girls should give it a try, as well.
Luckily, I’m not the only one who thinks so. There’s this fantastic community called RailsGirls which is dedicated to teaching women (with no prior coding experience) that coding isn’t scary, it just takes some learning and some patience. RailsGirls is an event that teaches the basics of Ruby on Rails and it’s happening all around the world. Just check out the website to see some upcoming events!
At Workether, the coworking space that I work at, we have many events, probably 2-3 a week, all tech related in some way – and of course, the attendees are mainly men. It was a no brainer then, when I decided we need to host a RailsGirls event ourselves, and to start a female coding community for beginners, here in Valencia.
Prior to organizing the event ourselves, I wanted the use experience first-hand, to know how to host a quality event.
So, I eventually convinced my boyfriend Pepe to drive all the way from Valencia to Cordoba for a full day of coding. The fact that it was only women probably helped with convincing him. (Men are allowed to attend only if accompanying a woman, therefore, Pepe could come.)
Friday.
We left Valencia 1.5hrs late (obviously), and drove the 500km to Córdoba. According to the time in the car, we were 30mins late, so we were stressing the entire way. Once we arrived, Pepe says “We’re early. The car’s clock is an hour ahead”. I was in shock.
That’s what a miracle must feel like.
Although I really hope that my one miracle of my lifetime wasn’t wasted on that.
Anyway, we arrived at the venue, CoSfera coworking space, this day we spent a couple of hours meeting people and installing the proper software we needed for the next day.
Random act of kindness: Friday night we were trying to find parking, which was pretty much mission impossible because our hostel happened to be in the middle of the historic center. We finally spotted an empty parking space, so we pulled in. Ahead of us was a police officer standing with hands on his hips, staring at us. Because, of course, we had just parked at the police station. Oh wow, I just realized this was our second miracle of the day: the cop sees that we’re just a young couple visiting for the weekend and having difficulty with parking, so he gave us a visitor’s pass that allowed us to park there for the 2 nights we were staying.
Saturday.
From 9-10 was a mingle hour with coffee and muffins. Since we knew the schedule, naturally, Pepe and I showed up at the venue at 10. Sleep is a valuable thing. The rest of the day we spent with hands-on learning and creating web applications, and getting them online. We worked with the people around us, and there were mentors to assist and explain some of the concepts. It can get pretty tricky, so it’s VERY helpful to have someone there who knows what they’re doing.
The day was split up into coding, some interactive lectures of coding theory and how all the different coding languages and systems relate to one another.
For lunch they served pizza in the park since it was a gorgeous, warm way. And at the end of the day we were pleasantly surprised with wine and sushi.
I ate much more than I should’ve. I regret nothing.
By the time we got out of there, it was about midnight, since we stayed to mingle at the end (which makes up for skipping breakfast mingling). And then we went to a bar. Now, you see why I have a problem with waking up in the mornings.
Sunday
We were finally able to explore the city. One of the RailsGirls team members was at the event, and we met up with her the next day. We had a lovely day involving a free walking tour, free wine and tapas at a bar thanks to coupons from our tour guide, then some beer and tortilla on the mosque.
It was a wonderful weekend of learning and enjoying. This weekend has kickstarted my learning of Ruby on Rails, and now I’m committed to actually learning to program. I never thought this was what I’d be doing with my life :)
RailsGirls: Córdoba Male completely dominate females in the programming world. How come? I don't know. But I'm learning to code, and I think more girls should give it a try, as well.
Time to get some earplugs, Las Fallas is coming!
It’s that time of year when loud bomb-like sounds echo through Valencia multiple times a day. I worry that sometimes they’re gunshots, but the locals are very confident that they are just the usual fireworks for the March celebration. So far, so good, but I’m still going to watch my back.
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I don't love every minute of living in Spain
Yeah, I said it.
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Know Nothing, Outsource Everything
I had a job interview this week for a position as an English teacher.
But this isn’t about me. This is about the man, Toni, who owns the English academy where I just had said interview.
Toni has owned the academy for 4 years, where every single day, students slowly transform from absolute beginners of English, to proficient speakers.
Toni is a genius.
Why? Because Toni doesn’t speak a lick of…
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