Ever since I was little, I've had an interest in building things. At 8 years old when I was living in Guadalajara, I remember how excited I was to be in the computer room. At the time, we didn't have internet in the house, and so the computer was rendered useless. But even though I didn't know what the internet was, I would enthusiastically explore every little corner of the pre-installed software on the computer most days out of the week. As I grew older, I grew interested in video-editing, photo-editing, and then music production. I watched countless tutorials to learn, and to solve problems. I became bewitched perfecting the little details of the things I worked on. I have always been curious about software development and the ability to create anything I wanted to make, almost like creating a new world using a set of rules: the colors, the design, the functionality, the animations. It leads me to believe that our own creativity is the only limitation in the creative and logical art of software development.
I started dipping my toes in coding around three years ago, and I'm sad I wasn't allowed to change my major to computer science. I was encouraged to stick with finance because that's ‘where the money is'. But this didn't get me excited in the way that coding did. After a lot of contemplation, I decided I wanted to pursue and follow where my passion really is set. Combining those elements – building, creativity, and problem-solving - software developing hits the nail right on the head. The thought of coding to create apps, software, algorithms and many other things that can be used by dozens or millions of people around the world is fascinating. It is exciting to see what profound effect software development - and in a broader sense, technology – has on society and how it's so rapidly changing, mostly for the good. I’m sure this is the right path for me.
Hey Edwin, this draft is very strong! Your excitement for technology really comes across here, and you have great specifics to paint the picture for me as well. I also get a great sense of how you will contribute to this industry. Nice work!