Posted on Sep 21 Hi, I'm Rachel. I joined this Community a few years ago, but I quickly got distracted with school and life and never did anything with it. Since then, I had a baby and graduated with my bachelor in IT. Now that I'm done with my courses, I have some time to explore my interests and possibly choose a specialization. I've known for a long time that I wanted to work in tech, but I can see myself doing so many different things that it's hard to narrow it down! I started in the computer science program, picturing myself working as a software developer, but I felt bogged down and bored with all the theory of it. I'm a hands-on learner and it was hard to stay motivated and confident in my career direction without learning the tools or ever applying my knowledge. I also had the desire to explore things like hardware and networking, and ultimately decided to switch my major to information technology. I was happy with that direction and learned a ton, but now that I've graduated, I still feel that itch to code. At the moment, I am a full-time parent, but I plan to rejoin the work force soon. I'm using this time to explore some possible career paths - namely, web development and/or cloud computing. I love to write, so I'm hoping I can use this platform to chronicle my journey, solidify things I've learned, and keep up my momentum. I so appreciate your time if you’ve read this far! Whether you’re a fellow learner hoping to break into the industry, or a seasoned professional willing to share their experience, please feel free to say hey!Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use.Hello Rachel, welcome back to the tech world Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well Confirm For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse Ankur Magan - Sep 14 Shrihari - Sep 15 Nijit Krishna Hazarika - Sep 14 Lorem Impsu - Sep 17 Once suspended, Rachelmlawson will not be able to comment or publish posts until their suspension is removed. Once unsuspended, rachelmlawson will be able to comment and publish posts again. Once unpublished, all posts by rachelmlawson will become hidden and only accessible to themselves. If rachelmlawson is not suspended, they can still re-publish their posts from their dashboard. Note: Once unpublished, this post will become invisible to the public and only accessible to Rachel Lawson. They can still re-publish the post if they are not suspended. Thanks for keeping DEV Community safe. Here is what you can do to flag rachelmlawson: rachelmlawson consistently posts content that violates DEV Community's code of conduct because it is harassing, offensive or spammy. Unflagging rachelmlawson will restore default visibility to their posts. DEV Community — A constructive and inclusive social network for software developers. With you every step of your journey. Built on Forem — the open source software that powers DEV and other inclusive communities.Made with love and Ruby on Rails. DEV Community © 2016 - 2023. We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.