Hey  guys, I am finally here!!. Recently one of my good friends convinced me that it would be a great idea to have a blog after she had read some of my work. To entice me she told me that I could write about software development or technology both of which  I love. Needless to say I was hesitant, it has taken me a while to be seen as a developer being female and all. And I believe part of me still struggles to prove my worth in the field. So I was wary of being judged as not knowing enough about concepts but also just not being fit enough to offer my views. I also did not want to be attacked for being vulnerable enough to admit that I did not grasp and required thorough explanations.

Because in the office surrounded by male colleagues, my admittance to requiring help seemed to often affirm their views of the cons of women being  in the technology world. I was ostracized for wanting to know and understand better. However recently my niece made me have a flash back  moment when she explained to me how she had wanted to know fully the functioning of a laptop and not just its usability. But her desire and curiosity were not attended to. It took me back ten or so years ago to when I was in college and my desire and curiosity to learn about the machine known as a computer was not taken as serious and even ridiculed. It was in that moment that as someone who has gone before her I knew that I have the responsibility to pave a better way for her and all the girls out there like her. To tackle the thorns and weeds that have engulfed the path.

So knees shaking and all, here  I am. I am not sure if all my content here will be about technology but I am hoping you all will be on this journey with me. As put my hands to work in dealing with these weeds, thorns that make for treacherous journey for young women in the tech world.

Love techieGirl.