I am finishing up my second to last week at CodeHS! Currently, I’m working on a project where teachers can create problems easily and store them in a ‘playlist’: a playlist is similar to creating a course, but it is simply a way of storing multiple created problems. I’m working with a framework called AngularJS, and it is definitely more difficult in my opinion to work with in comparison to Django, which is what I’ve been primarily working with the entire summer.
Today, all of the interns had their intern presentations where they recap what they’ve worked on and learned during the summer. Although I’m not yet finished up with my internship, there are a few others who are. JP, who is leaving to go teach in a few weeks, had his last day today. My friend Elysa, who I’ve gotten to know well and also is a software engineering intern, has her last day tomorrow. It’s crazy to think that I’ll be leaving in less than a week as well!
Beginning of Summer
This internship has definitely been one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. Coming to San Francisco for the summer has been an amazing opportunity. However, the best part about this summer though has been finding a company that I love: I love the people who are on the team; I prefer the smaller size of the team; I love how I’m eager to go into work every day; I enjoy the fast-paced environment; and I just enjoy the overall company culture. I hope that I will come back again next year, although it is quite expensive to live in the city. An average one-bedroom apartment in the city is around $3,800 a month, and taxes take about 35% of your salary! So if you decide to come to the city, make sure that you get paid well as most of the money will simply go to just basic needs.
End of Summer
It’s crazy to see how much I’ve improved in a short three months. My first project, jitterbunk, was nothing in comparison to the features I’ve added to the CodeHS site. I wish that I could stay for the rest of the year, as I think that working around 9 hours every day coding has definitely taught me much more than the amount of coding I’ve been doing at school. I know that once I get back, I’ll definitely be working on a few small projects here and there so that I can improve every day.
Some of my friends from WashU are going to visit me this weekend, and I will be going all the way to Yosemite Park to go hiking! I’ll make sure to take plenty of pictures while there, as I’m sure it’ll be gorgeous. I’ll finally be going a bit out of the city (Yosemite is a 4 hour drive from San Francisco), so it’ll be a nice breath of fresh air.