{"id":11802,"date":"2022-04-11T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kood.tech\/uncategorized\/meet-siim-kiskonen\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T07:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T07:20:44","slug":"meet-siim-kiskonen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kood.tech\/en\/selection-sprint-en\/meet-siim-kiskonen\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Siim Kiskonen\u00a0\ud83d\udeb4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-el\">Siim is a 25-year-old full-time cyclist \ud83d\udeb4, currently living in France.\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 For the last 3 years, he\u2019s been training and competing in Saint-\u00c9tienne, France. When he first heard of the school, he really liked the concept and left it at that. A year went by and he felt like he\u2019d like to combine sports with studying to reduce stress about the future. University seemed too academic for him and that\u2019s why he made the decision to apply to kood\/J\u00f5hvi! \ud83d\udcbb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">\u201cAt first I was really nervous about coming to the Selection Sprint with no prior knowledge of coding and went through all the information available on the internet about the school but also worked through all the coding materials we were sent beforehand,\u201d says Siim about the preparations beforehand. \ud83d\udcda But right now Siim feels like he made the right decision. A lot of pressure, even more than he has ever had. A lot of new information but he still feels like this is the place for him and he\u2019s actually really enjoying it. \ud83e\udd17 Also, stress from the Sprint makes training motivation bigger, and the two complement each other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kood.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0322-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8967\" width=\"264\" height=\"396\"\/><figcaption>Siim training in the luxury of his dormitory room in Sillam\u00e4e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">Siim is really trying to get the maximum amount of experience from the Selection Sprint &#8211; he tries to be on spot at every event and gathering but also works constantly on completing the tasks. \u2705 When talking about the people around, Siim has this to say: \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see so many people with similar ambitions and goals. And even though our backgrounds differ a lot before the Sprint, when we start coding, then we are all equal and unity emerges.\u201d During the first week, he already feels like he\u2019s met more new and cool people than in the last few years abroad. \ud83d\udc65<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">\u201cI will do everything in my power \ud83d\udcaa to get to be a part of the 2nd batch of kood\/J\u00f5hvi,\u201d says Siim. His background in professional sports does not let him take failure as an option. He wants to move back to Estonia and combine cycling and coding studies together. These are the goals he has set for himself! <\/p>\n<div class=\"ama-block block-seperator full-width\" style=\"--seperator-bgcolor: var(--ama-accent-color-1);\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siim is a 25-year-old full-time cyclist \ud83d\udeb4, currently living in France.\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 For the last 3 years, he\u2019s been training and competing in Saint-\u00c9tienne, France. 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