👋 Welcome fellow digital wanderer, my name is Khyrstina! By day, I'm an Software Engineering student, and by night, I'm well... usually studying for the "by day" part 😅.

🌐 My coding journey is currently focused on web development – but you might see some C# from time to time in older projects, and some new languages in the future as I complete my degree. Currently, I'm on a quest to build 🏔️Parklopedia🏔️, a solo project that's all about getting people the information they need to start exploring national parks. I'm having so much fun building this project that it has grown to be much more than I originally planned! I'm also working on VueFromMars, a project dedicated to the work that NASA has done in the Mars Exploration Program!

🌌 When I don't have my eyes glued to a textbook or my screen (I'm concerned my eye doctor will find VScode seared into my retinas) you can find me playing with arduino, following 🪐 NASA news, or taking a hike (literally).

Is it fun fact time? 😊 When I was really young I wanted to grow up to be a "Paleontologist" only to find out that the job description wasn't essentially a veterinarian for dinosaurs. Nevertheless, my favorite is still the Utahraptor 🦖 and I'm kinda glad I don't have to try to trick one into eating a heartworm pill every month.

"Be brave. Be bold. Be loud. Never change for anyone but yourself. Any soul worth their star-stuff will take the whole package as is and however it grows." -Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea