Benjamin Britten pondering the wave motif of Peter Grimes
Although I've only been in camp for a few days, I'm already really enjoying my time here. The teachers are very intelligent and enthusiastic. Everyone in our troop is getting to know each other and so far I think we're hitting it off. Our current teacher Alex is starting to give us some more challenging problems. They are difficult enough to tickle my brain, but not too difficult to become overly frustrating. We completed a "mathy" example on Coderbyte. Math + coding, what could be better? (Seriously, it's great!)
Today I was offered the roll of Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring. They're not performing the entire opera, but it still would have been a great opportunity. Plus, I'm a big Benjamin Britten fan. This is another glaring reminder of everything I am sacrificing to attend the Coder Camps. However, I am trying to re-frame this as a relatively small sacrifice considering all the roles being a freelance coder will allow me to accept. This is a great opportunity to invest in the analytical part of my brain and create a new career doing something flexible that I also enjoy. Right now, I'm battling to complete the homework assignments and still practice my solo literature (in a hotel, mind you). I'm still working to find the balance between devoting most of my time to coding while allowing some time for everything else.
