Ten-year-old Featured Maker Imij is very well-traveled \u2013 she moved from New York to San Antonio and now lives in Maine! She has been coding since the 2nd grade; now, going into 6th grade, Imij continues to refine her coding skills with Tynker. In her free time, Imij loves to swim and learn about science \u2013 especially by making slime or coding projects about slime!<\/span><\/p>\n Imij is a very fast learner, and technology and coding come easily to her. When she grows up, she plans to become a pediatrician \u2013 how cool! We sat down with Imij and her mom, Gretchen, to get an idea of what inspires Imij to create with code.<\/span><\/p>\n How did you get introduced to Tynker and how long have you been coding? <\/b>At Apple Camp two years ago! I first started coding in the 2nd grade with Code.org.<\/span><\/p>\n How have your coding skills improved since you started using Tynker? <\/b>I\u2019m better at it now.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think she\u2019s better at it,\u201d Imij\u2019s mom, Gretchen, agreed. \u201cShe\u2019s just always been able to do it, and I don\u2019t quite understand it. She sits down and figures it out on her own!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n How did you feel when you found out your project had been featured? <\/b>I didn\u2019t know what it meant, but I was excited!<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n