My first hackathon as a third-year student. at first, I was full of anxiety - afraid I wouldn't be able to keep up with the other teams. everyone around me seemed smarter and more experienced.

The days were long and the nights even longer. our team wrestled with bugs, broken builds, and way too much coffee. there were moments of frustration when things simply refused to work - but also moments of excitement when we finally cracked a problem.

After hours of pushing through, our project finally came together. seeing it actually run was surreal. when our team's name was called for an award, I couldn't believe it. for me, it was the first time I genuinely felt confident in my own abilities as a developer.

Huge thanks to my bros at SocialMove and Weminal Labs for being part of this. couldn't have asked for a better team to share those sleepless nights with.