This morning I decided to mess around in Google AI Studio — partly out of curiosity, partly because I wanted to witness the power of Gemma 4 for myself. This is also my first proper attempt at coding in months, since that disastrous HNG internship experience. For context: HNG is a competitive tech internship where I was up against roughly 5,000 other Africans all vying for top spots. Despite paying for premium access, I dropped out after Stage 3. I felt out of place and overwhelmed — and honestly, that knocked my confidence for a while. Finding My Footing On the professional front, I'm still figuring things out. As someone who's neurodivergent, navigating the tech world comes with its own particular set of challenges. I graduated with a Computer Science degree in 2017. And yes — before anyone brings it up — I know the "degrees don't matter in tech" debate well. But there's a cultural layer here that matters: in Nigeria, a degree still carries significant weight.…