stjohanne
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Hello, my name is Johanne, 22 and I am already feeling like I am letting my life pass me by. I realize that I am not where I want to be in life or doing the things that I think will make me happy. I will soon be a junior in college, it really hit me how much I dread school with all the exams, long essays, and many unnecessary courses. Also, I work at a fast chain making about $300-$400 a month, and after working there for a little over a year, All I have to show for it is an accumulation of $8k, from investing, working, and saving. I don't want to sound like I am really sad, ingrateful, or looking for empathy. I guess what I am saying is that I am TRIED of being on the Slowlane. I feel like I tried and failed multiple things such as Youtube, TikTok, apply for multiple jobs, surveys, online store... but after failing these things I started to realize they are not the kind of things I see in my future or something that I really want to do for a living; I don't like being in the spotlight, the process of getting a job suck, and surveys are a waste of time. Recently, after watching a steve jobs documentary I really felt like dropping out of college, quitting my job, and move somewhere in silicon valley (preferable San Francisco) btw I live in Florida so that's pretty far... but I am scared and this would be very drastic of me... so I figured I would just start small; learn to drive, buy a car, and since I am almost done, finish school, then move to silicon valley. basically putting my dreams on hold 
but I also decided that I will learn code to build an app that is similar to Snapchat and WhatsApp (if the two had a baby) but it will mostly focus on group messaging. but IDK if this is something I really want to do or am I am just doing it just to do it (no real passion), like the other things I tried and failed. regardless tho I started to try learning to code (the lowest level with blocks) and I like it. But I worry that I may be moving a little too slow and will not publish the app in 8 months' time. hence, i thought maybe I should get a programer but I also know I do not have the funds to hire someone to create it, plus I wanted to try this coding-an-app thing on my own from scratch. IDK if any of this was understandable or just me rambling (which I really needed), but I don't really have much friends and this forum is literally the first and only place which I opened up to.
but I also decided that I will learn code to build an app that is similar to Snapchat and WhatsApp (if the two had a baby) but it will mostly focus on group messaging. but IDK if this is something I really want to do or am I am just doing it just to do it (no real passion), like the other things I tried and failed. regardless tho I started to try learning to code (the lowest level with blocks) and I like it. But I worry that I may be moving a little too slow and will not publish the app in 8 months' time. hence, i thought maybe I should get a programer but I also know I do not have the funds to hire someone to create it, plus I wanted to try this coding-an-app thing on my own from scratch. IDK if any of this was understandable or just me rambling (which I really needed), but I don't really have much friends and this forum is literally the first and only place which I opened up to.
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