Seven years ago, I came home as a visitor for the first time instead of a resident. I can still remember exactly of how I felt all those years back, fresh off my first semester of university. I was feeling a little sad. As an impressionable first year student, all I wanted was to join a business club at school which felt like the only sure fire path to a good business career. I ended up applying for just about half the clubs that were available and after several rounds of interview I only got a bunch of no's.

I've never been a competitive person. I actually have a tendency to shy away from competition. After my club hiring experience, I looked for other things to do with my time. I didn't like the feeling of being out-competed so I looked to do something that nobody else was doing at business school. Taking inspiration from some of my high school friends who were studying computer science, I began coding in my spare time. It was that 2014 winter break when my interest in digital products really took hold. I spent my time at home publishing my first web project, a Chrome extension. The extension still has 200+ users and a 3/5 rating on the Chrome web store which is extremely generous to say the least. Building the extension set in motion a quiet confidence in me and a love of crafting products.

This winter I'll be building another small web project. Perhaps this one will top that 3/5 rating. Stay tuned.