Day 1: First Open Source Day
The first day of my summer experience with the Berea College Computer Science department has gone by very quick. I felt nervous prior to today as I have never had an internship in Computer Science - all of my past experiences were within the fields of Teaching, Digital Business and Community Organizing. I really surprised myself with my ability to stay focused and motivated throughout all the hours of coding. To be fair, the experience was really well organized and facilitated to make sure that I fuel my energy levels taking proper breaks from the computer screen. In fact, our group leader Rebekah insisted that we step away from the computer to get some blood going. In the moment I felt like I could work for longer and did not need a break. Now that I reflect on the day, I am realizing that taking breaks helped me to deliver at my best ability. Today I had a deeper dive into bash commands on a Linux terminal, downl...