Self advocacy has become a big part of my time here. I have noticed that if I want to learn, I have to ask questions about what I am doing, even if it makes me sound less intelligent on the subject matter. Because I am so new with computer programming, a big learning curve for me has been understanding the new jargon that comes with it. I've had to interrupt my mentor while he is explaining different programming topics and ask him to define certain words in order to further my understanding of our conversation. It felt uncomfortable for me to interrupt him at first, but soon we began to have an understanding of that and fortunately our conversations are much more fluid and efficient.
Here is my self-advocacy selfie:
Here is my self-advocacy selfie: