I can blow air out of my eyes.
oh wow That is definitely cool!
(my sinuses are open and wired weird I guess) If I'm under water, you can actually see the bubbles leave my goggles!
I would say that I'm good at whatever project I'm currently focusing my energy on. That's crazy1 !
And what kind of projects do you like to focus your energy on?
How in the world did you discover that? Typically app development or DIY home stuff.
I swam a lot when I was a kid. You know how you plug your nose to equalize the pressure behind your eyes? When I do that, I have to close my eyes too, or air will escape
My wife works full time while I'm in school and working part time so I have a couple of hobbies I like to do while she is gone. Ahhh, I see.  That makes more sense
That's awesome! Do you have any fun diy projects going on at home right now?
Well one I am going to do in a week or so is sanding and painting our dresser, so that should be fun. I've mainly been sitting behind my computer developing apps to put on my portfolio recently.
That sounds awesome! Do you mostly restore/fix furnature? Or do you do home repairs too? Oh wow! So you know how to program and develop apps too?
Honestly kind of just depends what we need.  I'm not sure about your situation but being a married student makes you realize how conservative you need to be with your money. So if something can be done without spending a lot I'll typically do it. Yeah, I'm a computer science major. What are you studying?
Yeah, I'm a single student, still on the look for that special someone! haha. I guess I need to learn to be a bit more frugal! Any tips about how to catch an attractive young single woman? haha
Well I met my wife just through a big group of friends. Honestly most of my friends who are now married ended up just marrying other people from our big freshmen group of friends.
That's awesome! Do you have any apps published in app stores for phones? Or are the apps you develop more for handling different tasks on a computer? And I'm studying information systems, so kind of up that same alley!
I don't, I mainly just make them for fun and to highlight certain skills to employers Yeah!  My brother just finished his masters in IS.  That's a good major
That's really cool that you're so far along! I've only taken CS 142, so my programming skills are incredibly rudimentary Does he have a job in the major yet? I'm still trying to figure out exactly what employment will be like as an IS graduate
Yes, he is working for Capital One in Richmond, VA now It's honestly not super difficult to find a job for IS.
Thats sweet! And do you know what he does in a typical day of work?
There are a lot of options, because you can go a little more technical and work on actual software development, or you can go a little more business management oriented.
And thank heavens! Finding employment after graduation is one of my biggest fears for adulthood!
Honestly I'm not quite sure.  But his best friend who I used to work with also graduated in IS and works for Amazon Web Services he handles a lot of technical application management for big amazon clients. As long as you keep your GPA above like a 3.0 you'll have no issues finding work.
I have a cousin and a childhood friend who both graduated in IS, and from what I understand, that's pretty much what they do too They work a lot with clients of tech companies helping figure out technological issues and explaining systems!
yup!  That's IS for you haha it's like the middle man between computer programmers and management/clients
Ok perfect! I should be able to retain at least a 3.0 without too much difficulty!
so you can work a little in both and kind of pivot if you don't like what you're doing.
Yeah, that's what I thought. And that's why i decided to switch majors. I was originally going for electrical engineering but I decided I wanted a more social job! And I've heard most tech majors (IS EE CE and CS) can all qualify someone to work similar jobs
Yeah, honestly there is a huge shortage of tech people right now so you can kind of do whatever you want as long as you have a technical background
That's such a relief to hear! Choosing majors was a huge headache for me because I've been so worried about employability So are you studying full time still, or do you work in CS?
yeah, don't worry about that.  Honestly just find a specific thing you like to do and just focus on it. I work full time during the summers and part time during the fall/winter semester while studying full time
Wow! You must be a pretty busy guy then! Do you work for a startup company? Or have a job doing tech stuff around campus? And is your wife studying too? Or is she working full time till you get out of school?
My wife graduated in PD BIO a year and a half ago and works full time as she preps for PA school.  I work for a pricing analytics company at an office on center street.
That's awesome! You guys are pretty well established then! How much more school do you plan on doing? Master's degree? PHD?
Just an undergrad and then I'll work fulltime somewhere.