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January Favorites

My first favorite of the month isn't a product, but rather something I've been doing. For just a couple weeks, I've been learning to code using Khan Academy. Right now I'm learning Java Script and I'm really enjoying it. The way Khan Academy teaches it is kind of childish but it's really easy to understand.

I'd been playing around with the idea of learning to code for a while because my school offers a Computer Science Principles class that I wanted to take. (I ended up taking AP Calculus because of college applications, but I've ended up really liking Calculus.) My boyfriend does programming and while he's not the reason I started doing it, it's nice to be able to better understand something he loves so much. 

Favorite Books
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken (I've already posted a review of it on the blog)
Any Other Girl by Rebecca Phillips
The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Naturals Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

Music
Acoustic Covers (especially Megan Davies)
Alessia Cara
Blue Neighborhood by Troye Sivan

I also apparently really love Mortal Kombat, which I did not expect, but it's great playing it with my boyfriend and his little brothers.

January was all in all a pretty packed and strange month, but I'm really looking forward to the rest of the year. 


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