My journey from “AWS Newbies” to “AWS Hero” 2.5 years of Cloud Computing community building!
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From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero
How I went from Special Ed teacher to working in IT to teaching AWS on LinkedIn Learning & becoming an AWS Community Leader.
Books.
Books written and published by Hiroko Nishimura on Cloud Computing, AWS, and Personal Finance.
Best Practices for Remote Working
I had the opportunity to write a contribution piece for Jefferson Frank’s White Paper on working effectively with distributed teams!
Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death
I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”
Reflecting on January
The last time I wrote a monthly recap post was last January. (Mostly because I had a GREAT January, and then I crashed in February and could barely function for a whole month.) I don’t know if this one will continue, but I figure let’s try it again! Work + Hustles + Tech LinkedIn Learning…
Recording my First LinkedIn Learning Course in LA
I recorded my first course with LinkedIn Learning in LA! Here’s my experience.
2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings
2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t…
On Facing Death, 7 Years Later
On December 7th, 2011, my family woke up before dawn and began getting ready to step out into the darkness. My father, my mother, and I rode in relative silence on the 30 minute drive to Baltimore from our house. Usually, there is traffic, but so early in the morning, there were barely any cars…
Revisiting My University | Fear the Turtle!
Few weeks ago, after my AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam, my boyfriend and I decided to go visit our old stomping ground: University of Maryland. I attended the university for 6 years, getting my bachelor’s and my master’s, and he was there for 4 years, getting his bachelors. While we had very different experiences (he…