The plan was to learn to code.

From Tegizchil to somewhere new

I started learning programming around 15 through online lessons and practice. Write something. Run it. Figure out why it broke. Repeat.

After ninth grade, I moved to Bishkek to study programming and English. Eventually, studying in the United States became a real plan.

My first student-visa application was refused. I tried again, and in 2025, I arrived in the US. Boston came first. California became the next chapter.

Tegizchil → Bishkek → Boston → Bay Area

Somewhere between code and the classroom

At De Anza, I’m learning and helping other students learn Python. Explaining a bug to someone else has a way of revealing whether you really understand it yourself.

Outside class, I build across web, mobile, and AI. STEM Explorer makes science more interactive. Inquiry gives unusual questions a place to go. At WilderGo, I contribute to the iOS team.

Curiosity became a full-time habit.

Different time zone. Same roots.

My experience has taken me through Microsoft, Google Cloud, mobile development, and Kyrgyz-language AI evaluation at xAI. Working with my native language feels especially meaningful: something I grew up with is part of the technology I now help evaluate.

I want to keep learning, build useful things, and help others find their starting point. My family and teachers supported me before any of this looked like a career.

I’m still the person from Tegizchil. Just with a different time zone—and more repositories.