🇺🇸 Hi! I am Rafia, based in Austin, Texas, USA 🇺🇸

📚 I am a Kent State University Alumna where I earned my Bachelors of Science in Computer Science (Dean's List), with minor in Information Visualization and Data Structures. I am PCEP Certified by Python Institute, earned a "Python for Data Science" Certification from Data Quest and an "Introduction to ChatGPT" Certificate from edX.

🖥 I am a Technology course instructor here on Outschool since 2019. I have instructed over 1K+ students in live sessions on Python Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, ChatGPT & Photography courses. I host synchronous and asynchronous coding sessions for creating Python based games and projects with my students. My passion for Coding, Technology and Photography, is what drives me to teach a variety of classes on Outschool and you'll see my coursework reflective of that. 

📸 I was a Business Owner and Manager from 2015 to 2022, based initially in Chicago, IL and then in Austin, TX. I was solely responsible for communication, branding, advertising, social media engagement and managing 10+ editing projects at a time.

👩🏽‍💻 My aspiration to push myself out of my comfort zone led to opportunities of teaching clients online with multiple organizations. Thats where my love for online teaching began and grew and I have now been doing for 5+ years now.

📝 My life goal is to inspire young minds to learn, grow and change the world in their own way. In my classes opinions matter a lot and thinking outside the box is key. I believe, good education is vital for success and building young leaders.

🏞 I am very fond of traveling, sightseeing, singing, hiking, weight lifting, checking out local museums & cafés and reading interesting new science and discovery articles.

😃 Fun facts about me: If I like a song, I take out time to memorize it word by word 🎤

I am really bad at pranking people 🙈

🌟 I am excited to meet you, feel free to leave me a message and reach out with questions and requests.