Hi! I'm Amanda Mendez. My career path hasn't exactly been straightforward, but I've always been driven by a growth mindset. Starting as a freelance cellist, I later ventured into teaching English in Japan before health circumstances brought me back to the U.S. This led me to pivot into tech, beginning with software quality assurance and recently evolving into development. I thrive on learning and persistently working through the initial challenge of having a late start.