The Honest
Journey
I didn't grow up dreaming of being a developer. I didn't even know much about coding until a family member introduced me to Zone 01 Kisumu — a peer-to-peer learning school with no teachers, no lectures, just problem solving.
They had me play a cognitive game. I passed. That opened the door to a one-month intensive called Piscine — one of the hardest selection processes you'll ever face. Long hours, tough challenges, no hand-holding.
I passed that too. And now I'm one of the apprentices at Zone 01 Kisumu, doing my one-year module as a developer — building real things, pushing through real struggles.
My laptop broke mid-project. I lost code I hadn't pushed to GitHub. I started over. That's the job.
Discovered Zone 01 Kisumu
Introduced through a family member. Played the cognitive selection game and passed.
Survived the Piscine
One month of intensive coding challenges. No teachers. Just peers, problems and persistence.
Selected as Apprentice
Made the cut. Now doing my one-year developer module at Zone 01 Kisumu.
Building in public
Writing about my progress, pushing code to GitHub, and building real projects from scratch.