We had a speaker come in to talk about the Hour of Code, and was surprisingly, the founder of it who was Hadi Partovi. He talked about his background, and where he grew up, and how he didn't learn much about computer science, where it wasn't offered where he was from, which was Iran. He mentioned he taught himself how to code, and immigrated to the United States and started to work as an software engineer. As he was working his way up to a higher position, he was successfully accepted to Harvard University and graduated with Masters degree. His passion grew for computer science and developed "Code.org". Hadi's success grew with the guidance from his family and mentors, and influenced him to aim higher and never settle for less.
When Joanna Munoz visited our class, she explained what the internships, Future and Options was offering, and I was looking forward to hearing about it, because I knew I needed to complete an internship at the time. She talked about how she got to where she is, and the struggles she went through to achieve her goals. Even though, she mentioned how she was still new to the job, she explained how success still shaped her and made her grow as a person and individual. Surprisingly, I liked her and wanted to get more info about the kinds of internships she was offering. She gave out business cards from Future and Options to people who were interested in her internships including me. I kept in mind, that I shouldn't miss out in an opportunity like this, because I needed this as an requirement to get my CTE Diploma, and as a bonus, I would get paid for the internship hours.