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+  It’s never too late to start something new. Ioana Rosu, a former lawyer and police officer,
+  started learning to become a junior web developer at the age of 32. By writing her story in this blog post,
+  we hope her story would inspire others to go out from their comfort zone and be brave to follow their dreams.
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+  By the time Ioana decided to finally make programming her own career, she was just learning to code as a hobby.
+  “It happened very quickly”, she talked about her decision. Right after making up her mind, she spent time to look
+  at online courses and practising with Github. After few months, Ioana noticed that she needed some professional
+  help if she really wanted to make it. She was looking for coding bootcamps in the U.S but the popular ones were
+  too expensive. So, she ended up going to Finland and join us as one of the first students at WebDev Camp.
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+  Speaking of her learning journey at WebDev Camp, Ioana expressed that it was also an one of a kind experience.
+  “It’s  not like some other courses where you come to learn programming from 9 to 5 and then say goodbye for the
+  rest of the day”.
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+  That was also the unique charm of WebDev Camp, being together all the time with someone you had never met before
+  made you communicate much more often than you usually do. However, after that, you will make friends, who are very
+  like-minded, who you can count on.
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+  About the teachers at WebDev Camp, Ioana said “I consider them as my close friends, even they might not know
+  about that. They really helped me when I needed it. And it was wonderful for me to meet someone who can help
+  you not only in learning but also giving you advices in life. They taught me how to build network, how to
+  approach people and how to approach other things in life”
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+  Soon after graduating from WebDev Camp, she has found her new place at
+  = ext_link "Dentolo" , "https://www.dentolo.de/"
+  a startup in Germany. “I have
+  to move out from my country, learn a new language and work in a totally different environment but the happiness
+  is not from the job itself, all my colleagues are such lovely people, the atmosphere at work is always cheerful
+  and they are really caring to me. They help me a lot to adapt to the new life and to learn the job”
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+  And on behalf of WebDev Camp, we would love to relay her message to anyone who wants to change their career
+  and change their life:
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+        “Have trust in yourself and ignore bad advice from people who want to stop you from being happy” -
+        Ioana Rosu
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+  So, if you’re thinking about doing something to change your life, go for it. We hope to see many inspired
+  people coming along!
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