I got my first personal computer for Christmas when I was 12. It was a underpowered chromebook, but, using Codecademy and the built in text editor, I started to build my own websites. After that winter break was over, I stopped and I didn't really start again until COVID hit. While I was forced inside for a few months, I taught myself JavaScript and Python, and I've been coding ever since. I learned to love the feeling of problem solving and slowly seeing a project come together. I realized that this was my passion, and something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.