AWS Hero Hiroko Nishimura gave her first ever tech talk at DMV Community Day 2025, and lived to write about it!
Getting ready for AWS re:Invent
Get ready for AWS re:Invent with me with things I’m thinking about as I pack and get ready for a week-long event.
AWS Heroes Summit 2025
I attended my first Global AWS Heroes Summit in Seattle, and came back super energized and enthusiastic about creating.
Mourning the Bittersweet Lasts
Watching babies grow up is filled with bittersweet emotions.
Aphasia: Hunting for that word
Writing with aphasiaIs like reading a book With words blurred outHere and thereI hunt and hunt for the perfect wordBut sometimes I never find the oneI’m looking forI leave … (space) … to come back to fill laterBut sometimes I just … can’t find … that wordIt’s lost in the darknessRattling around at the bottom…
Become AWS Cloud Practitioner with an AWS Hero!
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam from zero? Learn how to supercharge your exam studies for AWS CLF-C02 with AWS Hero Hiroko Nishimura.
Summary of ADHD and Dyslexia(CHADD)
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder affecting word processing, spelling, and reading comprehension that often co-occurs with ADHD.
Summary of ADHD and Learning Disorders (CHADD)
~20% of children with ADHD have another learning disorder, called “specific learning disorder” in clinical and “learning disability” in education/legal systems.
You can’t be a Straight A student in life, so pick 3
“Life isn’t school- you can’t be a Straight A student in all aspects of life. So pick 3 to prioritize.”
My batteries, and the gift of self-awareness
It took having 2 babies to gain the self-awareness that I need to recharge both physical and mental “batteries” to function optimally.