A heartfelt discussion


Oct 16th, 2017

    For the past couple of months, I've been dealing with so much with lambda school. To making new friends, to accomplishing coding challenges, to having social interaction with instructors, and to dealing with depression/working under stress. Towards the beginning, this school is starting to change my life and these were the points that I wanted to make as a college dropout. I wanted to show those who have doubted me that you can make it without the worth of an expensive piece of paper. It shouldn't and should NOT let it define you, as I pin pointed out from my last blogs, my objective is similar to lambdas and thats to prove that a an underprivileged like myself can make it .


Oct 16th 2017, Update:

    Just got off the phone with tai one of our instructors for lambda school. Earlier, I decided to ask him a serious question and this was it, "Out of all the things you've been through, especially going through lambda school, would you do it again? and do you still regret not going through the traditional route of getting a degree?. Do you really think a piece of paper should define success or happiness?". He thought it was easier if I just either zoomed or made a phone call. Since my internet connection was pretty bad, adjusting to the new living standards, I decided to make it a phone conversation. We discussed on personal matters and the hardships of what its like being a college dropout, From his eyes, it wasn't easy starting from such a difficult position, and I can tell you now, it's not easy from my shoes too. But what he told me brought a lot of faith into what I was doing and what I started in the first place. I am now confident, that I will make it in the end and prove those who have doubted me wrong. I have improved from the past year and I can tell you that from a confident stand point, and the best part is, its just getting started.

- Eric Blancas

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