Nelson Bermeo's Life

I recently read Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and would recommend it to you all. I bought this book to understand more about my TikTok addiction and to find a solution. After I finished reading the book, I felt more aware about the topic which I believe (awareness) is important when overcoming a bad habit. And, I also took away information I didn’t expect to which dealt with other core societal causes of poor focus (a lot of which deals with children and this section (along with the whole book) made me think a lot about my baby sister – so to all my children influencers (older bros/sisters || parents || teachers) this book is great for understanding the issue (bad focus) that plagues the younger generation and allows you to tackle the issue with your younger person better I believe). I would say this book is structured in 4 parts. And its structured smoothly through a narrative, it doesn’t just throw the facts at you like a non-fiction book; this made more enjoyable to read for me. Part

  What? Morning! (Not an ad, or a course) Looking to code up your own portfolio website with zero experience? Well, I’ve done it, and I’ll tell you all about it to make your process simpler than mine was. If you ever need help with anything, just contact me. My website is nelsonbermeo.com. I used Next.js, React, and TypeScript. This post is for people who want a stunning portfolio website built within a week. Take my advice lightly since I'm not a web developer, but I was able to create a personal site. The Scene It’s the Summer between my freshman and sophomore years, and all I know about computer science is math and data structures. So, looking at JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other components was a bit daunting. But I took up the challenge because I wanted a cool website to express myself. The Process Your most important tools are going to be YouTube tutorials, ChatGPT, and GitHub. I followed this tutorial on YouTube by JavaScript Mastery:  How to Build a Portfolio Website . Then,

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Here I will briefly mention some of my personal struggles to open a conversation to anyone who could benefit from hearing my story. Please reach out to any friends of yours with struggles and make sure they are doing okay. Perhaps I’ll update this with more details in the future but here’s the general idea.  I was a bad cat in my teenage years with many bad habits, but I am blessed to have moved past them and grow into the manimal I am today. During my highschool career I had every bad habit under the sun. I stole, fought, partied too often, disrespected, put others down, half assed everything from relationships to school work, had an alcohol addiction, nicotine addiction, weed addiction, porn addiction, social media addiction, netflix addiction, and probably more stuff I can’t think of right now.  I don’t remember what drove me to change, perhaps it was gradual I don’t remember. I eventually figured out I didn’t want to continue hurting my body, making others feel bad for my own in

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Project 1: Portfolio Website Project 2: Financial Tracker Project 3: Minimax TicTacToe implementation  In progress...

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My mentality is shaped by what I used to be. I was the worst I could be, and now all I want to be is the best I can be so I can give that to my friends, family and career.  I strive to be positive even when things don’t go as planned. I try and brighten the room a bit. I want to compliment others more. I like talking to others as well and checking up on them.  I strive to love my family and be there for my little sister and grow into a fine adult for my parents. I’ll give the world to my sister and so much of my time to help her find her way in life.  I strive to take on challenges in my academic life. I’m currently handling 20 credits, a Course Assistant position, some extra learning on the side (just a bit) on top of my athletics and family time. I love hard assignments and am excited for harder classes in the future. I’ve grown to handle this workload, a year ago just CS-115, Physics and Calculus was a lot haha.  I strive to build a strong body which in turn strengthens my brain.

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I am a part of the Computer Science Club. We are a group of smart, kind and silly folks who meet once a week Wednesdays at 9:15 - 10:15 to cover CS topics or hold workshops. Past meetings have been Discord Bot workshops, FinTech TalkS, Upperclassmen panelS, ML workshops and so much more.  The great thing about Stevens is all the organizations that are offered, there is really a club for everyone. I found SCSC to be mine because the people are very nice, outgoing and smart. I was able to come out my shell and talk to more people and meet amazing folks. I love this club and thank them for all the wisdom they have provided me and the relationships they’ve allowed me to form. I am even able to present my own topics sometimes!  Thank you SCSC!