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Babysitting
November 6, 2025
I used to be a terrible babysitter. Then I realized it wasn't about the kids...
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Created the volunteer information digital database for local NPO, digitalized the attendance of students and volunteers, automated workflows, cleaned data, established a framework, and data visualizations that assist grant applying.
January 2026
A poop tracker app. Yes, you read that right. Track your digestive health with style!
December 2025
Contributed new features and bug fixes (pull requests) for a popular Obsidian plugin used by over 10,000 people worldwide.
September 2025 - Current
Programmer for competitive FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team. Developed autonomous navigation algorithms from limelight inputs to combine with pedro pathing localization and sensor integration.
September 2024 - May 2025
Programmer building control systems and game strategy algorithms for competition robot. Implemented PID controllers and path planning.
August 2025
Worked with a robotics team to test and refine the Go2's field-mapping workflow. Helped evaluate LiDAR-based SLAM performance, troubleshoot mapping artifacts, and document test results for iterative improvements.
July 2025
Built a computer vision system to identify medications and supplements for grandparents, ensure they take the right pills at the right time!
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November 6, 2025
I used to be a terrible babysitter. Then I realized it wasn't about the kids...
Click to read more →I used to be a terrible babysitter. Then I realized it wasn't about the kids.
When I babysit, I never know what to do. I give the kids an iPad, a few candies, and pray for peace. But when they cry, no gadget can save me—just that panicky feeling of "I have no idea what to do."
I used to think babysitting was about entertainment. Now I realize it's about control, the kind that calms rather than commands. When kids cry, they aren't always sad; they're scared. They're looking for a grown-up who has things under control. If you panic too, the balance collapses. You become an adult child, just as lost.
Adulthood, it turns out, is the willingness to take responsibility for yourself and others. By helping kids do the hard thing when it's right, you're practicing your own self-control. Babysitting becomes less about keeping order and more about turning chaos into calm, discomfort into peace.
What makes babysitting special is the power dynamic. Growing up, we either follow authority—parents, teachers, coaches—or share decisions with peers. But babysitting flips it. Suddenly you are the authority figure, and the kids expect certainty. When you give vague answers—"Maybe we'll play later?"—it doesn't feel like freedom to them; it feels like instability. They don't need options; they need clarity.
And yet, kids aren't powerless. They have something adults often forget: soft power. Crying, whining, or simply looking adorable—these are their diplomacy tools, emotional levers that bend the atmosphere. The trick isn't to fight it but to respond with grounded compassion.
Each tantrum, each messy snack time, is a lesson in leadership: staying calm, giving direction, listening, adjusting—being the reliable presence someone can follow. Babysitting, in that sense, is a rehearsal for growing up.
I've been a matcha lover since 2016 — that's almost a decade of green tea obsession!
I'm an avid reader and dreamer. Books are my portal to infinite worlds.
I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil — it's my oldest creative outlet.
I love building things that help people — from databases to poop trackers!
I'm a high school senior studying in the US, chasing my dreams one project at a time.