I have read the book Crear Desde Acá from Platzi. When I saw this book on the Platzi Conf I wanted to read it the first time I saw it.
This book is amazing, and in advance, this post will be on Spanglish, porque a veces así funciona mi cerebro, and I live with this every day.

Connecting With the Story

This book is interesting, since the beginning conecté con lo que leia — probably because my journey has been pretty similar.

It reminded me of my first approach to technology, those late nights spent trying to understand how things worked, when everything felt new and exciting.

I still remember how I got my first job in tech — a mix of luck, curiosity, and mucho esfuerzo.

It’s true that I’m a mechatronic engineer and I learned to code in college, pero no es lo mismo though. Writing code for a grade is not the same as writing code that builds something real, that helps people, that connects you with a community.

That difference hit me hard, and that’s why this book felt so close — because it talks exactly about that moment when Nicole Chapaval decides to crear desde acá, from her own story, from her own chaos.

Finding My Community

I remember when I received the first email to become a Platzi Master and be introduced to the community.

I found really good friends there, and we are still friends — both students and coaches. It is really grateful to remember this step in my life.

Everything started with a “chinge su, ¿qué puede pasar?” y desde 2019 I got Platzi to study. The first months were almost 24/7 — I needed to internalize the knowledge, what being a software engineer means.

2025 — Shaken but Standing

Long short story, in 2025, some things happened that changed my world — shook me a little bit, because I was on my site, feeling that I had everything under control.

But I’m a Latino, and my world will never be at peace.
I come from the caos, I feel good in the caothic scenarios.

That scenario brings me to be a Latin in the USA, continuing to work and putting the name not only of my country, México, on the top, but also as Latino.

The earthquake that occurred in my world, in the middle of 2025, showed me that I wasn’t meant to be static.

Reading Crear Desde Acá — Everything Makes Sense

Now that I'm reading the book, it makes a lot of sense.
I got click many times during the reading.
The most click I got is on the feedback.

I’m coming from México where I need to speak with “ito” to not be rude when talking.

Of course, I’m not saying that is bad — I’m saying I have learned the same thing: feedback is a gift.

I work with many nationalities here in the USA, and I realize how community is the most important thing ever.
Creo que eso es algo que se queda globalmente.

Transforming Again and Again

La verdad is all about: continuing to transform ourselves, from the student I was one day to the student I need to be in the AI era.
The times have changed one more time, and la resiliencia is the most valuable thing you have to have as a profesionist.

As I said on one tweet:

Now I’m on the way to do something else, transforming one more time.
2026 will bring a master's degree on the horizon, more projects, and an accumulation of knowledge — that’s for sure.

Too Much to Quit

I heard one song recently that I liked from the first moment:

“Demasiado mexicano como para renunciar.”

Y no solo mexicano — soy latino, y eso es algo que nadie puede entender.
Being a Latino is a thing: we are strong, we are resilient, we are too much to quit.