# Hello from Ukraine

**URL:** <https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/hello-from-ukraine/711>\
**Category:** Introductions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/hello-from-ukraine/711 "2024-11-30T14:29:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Marjan\_Blan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openrndr.discourse.group/marjan_blan/32/763_2.png) [@Marjan\_Blan](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/Marjan_Blan)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/hello-from-ukraine/711/1 "2024-11-30T14:29:01Z")

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Hi everyone 👋,

I’m really excited to join the OPENRNDR community! 🙂 My name is Marjan, and I come from a graphic design background with quite a bit of experience in design, but very little in programming. I first got into creative programming through Processing, and it’s been a fascinating journey so far.

One of my favorite resources was a Processing course by Abe Pazos, for which I’m very grateful! I actually stumbled upon OPENRNDR by chance, and the more I explore, the more I’m drawn to it. It’s what finally pushed me to dive into Kotlin, and I’m thinking more and more about potentially shaping my future around development and programming.

There are still a lot of things in OPENRNDR that are new to me compared to Processing, but I’m excited to learn and adapt. I’m really glad to be here with like-minded people, and I hope to contribute to this growing community in the future.

Also, I’d love to find an internship opportunity where I can do what I love and deepen my knowledge of creative coding.

Looking forward to learning and connecting with all of you! 🙂

Best regards,  
Marjan Blan

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**Author:** ![abe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openrndr.discourse.group/abe/32/700_2.png) [@abe](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/abe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/hello-from-ukraine/711/2 "2024-12-01T09:34:35Z")

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Hello Marjan! 👋 Nice to ready you here! I’m happy that you enjoyed the Fun Programming tutorials 😃 🙏

I’m looking forward to questions, ideas for improving the guide, experiments or anything else 🙂

BTW. There’s a bunch of [videos](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/in-conversations-live-coding-and-chatting-about-openrndr-video/505) recorded this and last year, in case those are useful.

Welcome!

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**Author:** ![Marjan\_Blan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openrndr.discourse.group/marjan_blan/32/763_2.png) [@Marjan\_Blan](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/Marjan_Blan)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/hello-from-ukraine/711/3 "2024-12-01T18:19:01Z")

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Hi Abe! 👋 Thank you for the warm welcome! 😊

I really enjoyed the Fun Programming tutorials—they are inspiring and engaging. I’ve just started exploring OPENRNDR and am excited to dive deeper into creative coding.

I’ll definitely check out the videos you shared; they sound very useful! Thanks for the recommendation.

I might have some questions or ideas as I experiment more—looking forward to learning and contributing to the community! 🙂

Cheers,  
Marjan