A personal collection
Exploring life, building software, and collecting stories along the way.
Open the journalEvery place, every project, and every experience has shaped who I am today.
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Chapter 06 · United States
SDE Intern
My first experience as a software engineer in the United States, building large-scale distributed systems while learning how software is developed and operated at Amazon's scale.
Houston, Texas, USA
Chapter 05 · United States
Master of Computer Science
My first time living in the United States. Beyond graduate studies, this chapter has been about adapting to a new culture, making lifelong friends, and pursuing opportunities that eventually led me to Amazon.
Taipei, Taiwan
Chapter 04 · Taiwan
R&D Full-time Software Engineer
Returned to the team as a full-time engineer, taking ownership of production backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered security analysis after my internship.
Veldhoven, Netherlands
Chapter 03 · Netherlands
Software Engineer Intern
My first experience living abroad. Six unforgettable months in the Netherlands introduced me to European work culture, travel, and a completely different way of life beyond engineering.
Taipei, Taiwan
Chapter 02 · Taiwan
R&D Software Engineer Intern
My first software engineering internship, where I built production Go/Gin backend services, large-scale data pipelines, and an AI-assisted security analysis system that transformed classroom knowledge into real-world engineering.
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chapter 01 · Taiwan
B.S. in Computer Science
Where the journey began. It was my first time leaving home, discovering computer science, meeting incredible friends, and building the foundation for everything that came after.
More places. More stories. More to come.