I had just moved to Paris to be with my boyfriend, and had started training with Makers remotely. At the same time, I got pregnant. I considered stopping my Makers training for about half a day then just went on with the challenges. This was not going to be easy!

My French was really basic so finding a job would have been more of a struggle, and with the pregnancy on top, I was really worried. But I went on, as there was nothing to lose.

Although I learned a bit of programming in high-school, I never really considered a Computer Science Uni, as the myth was that you need to be good at math — I really wasn’t!

So I studied Political Science, dreamt of saving the world and worked in non-profits in Romania. In 2014 I wanted to go back to studying, so I did another Masters degree, in the same sector. But my thesis research was quantitative and I started coding in R and I enjoyed it quite a lot.

And that was the beginning of it. I started researching bootcamps and then chose Makers. Before the end of my Makers experience, I started looking for jobs (since I was pregnant, I wanted to start early). I got a good offer about two weeks after graduation and in fact, I am still working there!

It’s a French AdTech company called Adventori.

You can read more about my story here.