Final Day
I am immensely sad to see Grace Hopper come to an end. These past few days have been transformative for my major, career, and self-confidence. Never before have I been surrounded by so many women in all shapes, sizes, colors, interests, and backgrounds. Still, we were all united by our common passion in a field that often doesn’t love us in return. This conference exposed me to thousands of women trying to carve space out for themselves in the tech field, encouraging me to join them in doing the same. I met hundreds of women with similar interests as me, and many more who were different. Grace Hopper was unique in that it surrounded me with women who not only wanted to hear what I was interested in, but also wanted to encourage me to forge on. Grace Hopper has re-affirmed for me that technology is where I want to be, and that I want the wonderful women who I met over these past few days to be my coworkers.