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title: "My Story"
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description: "A journey through code, curiosity, and creativity"
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description: "A journey through code, curiosity and creativity"
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---
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import { Image } from 'astro:assets';
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Hi! I’m Lorenzo Iovino.
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I’m a Software Engineer (that’s my job), but I don’t like to define myself only with a role title. I’m a curious person and I always jump between code, ideas, and side passions.
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I’m a Software Engineer (that’s my job), but I don’t like to define myself only with a role title. I’m a curious person and I always jump between code, ideas and side passions.
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I was born in December 1988 and since then I’ve been basically chasing two things: understanding how things work, and building things that are useful (or just fun).
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I was born in December 1988 and since then I’ve been basically chasing two things: understanding how things work and building things that are useful (or just fun).
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This page is a small recap of my story. Nothing special, just me.
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@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ My first “wow” moment with computers was very early. I was around 4 years ol
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From that moment, computers never really left my life. Today they are my work, but also the main thing I enjoy.
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I grew up in Ispica, in the south of Sicily. My days were simple: school, videogames, and football with friends. Honestly, it was a good life.
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I grew up in Ispica, in the south of Sicily. My days were simple: school, videogames and football with friends. Honestly, it was a good life.
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Ispica is slow, warm, and beautiful. When I was a kid I didn’t see it that way. I wanted to escape. I was dreaming about big cities, more people, more things happening, more opportunities.
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Ispica is slow, warm and beautiful. When I was a kid I didn’t see it that way. I wanted to escape. I was dreaming about big cities, more people, more things happening, more opportunities.
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<div class="float-left img-medium">
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<Image src={pokemon} alt="Pokemon Yellow and Game Boy Advance" class="float-left img-medium" width={430} height={300} quality={85} format="webp" />
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<em class="text-sm block mt-2">Pokemon Yellow and Game Boy Advance</em>
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</div>
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Then came Pokemon, Nintendo consoles, and long afternoons with friends. And at some point, I started to get curious about what was “behind” games and computers. That curiosity slowly became programming.
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Then came Pokemon, Nintendo consoles and long afternoons with friends. And at some point, I started to get curious about what was “behind” games and computers. That curiosity slowly became programming.
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When I was 15 I discovered rock music and it hit me hard. I bought a guitar and I started learning (very badly at the beginning) but I loved it.
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@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ When I was 15 I discovered rock music and it hit me hard. I bought a guitar and
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<em class="text-sm block mt-2">My dream guitar "Fender stratocaster"</em>
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</div>
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Games + music = I became a classic nerd. I wanted to understand computers, programming languages, and all the “magic” under the hood.
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Games + music = I became a classic nerd. I wanted to understand computers, programming languages and all the “magic” under the hood.
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At 17 I also discovered Magic: The Gathering. It became another obsession for a while. I still play sometimes, just for fun.
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It took me 12 years to finish my Bachelor. Not proud of the timeline, but I’m proud I didn’t quit.
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Moving to Pisa was not only about studying. It was also my first real “life outside Sicily” experience, and I needed that.
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Moving to Pisa was not only about studying. It was also my first real “life outside Sicily” experience and I needed that.
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<div class="float-left img-medium">
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<Image src={goliardia} alt="My student hat goliardo" class="float-left img-medium" width={400} height={300} quality={85} format="webp" />
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<em class="text-sm block mt-2">My student hat (that's not a hat) "goliardo"</em>
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</div>
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University years for me were also: meeting people, spending time around the city, goliardia culture, wine sommelier course (yes), concerts, small music clubs, and long talks with strangers during aperitivo.
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University years for me were also: meeting people, spending time around the city, goliardia culture, wine sommelier course (yes), concerts, small music clubs and long talks with strangers during aperitivo.
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That period also started my love for traveling. Seeing different cultures in real life changes your brain.
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It was made for Epson Moverio Smartglass: the idea was to let people “place” furniture in their home in a virtual way.
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That experience made me addicted to hackathons. After that I joined other events like Hackaton Toscana (mobility) and also some game jams. Every time you learn something new, and you also learn a lot about teamwork under pressure.
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That experience made me addicted to hackathons. After that I joined other events like Hackaton Toscana (mobility) and also some game jams. Every time you learn something new and you also learn a lot about teamwork under pressure.
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<div class="w-full">
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<Image src={gameJam} alt="Me and the team presenting the game" class="img-hero" width={1200} height={630} quality={80} format="webp" />
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A big turning point was my Erasmus in Valencia.
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I kept studying Computer Science at Universidad Politecnica, met people from everywhere, and got exposed to different cultures and languages.
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I kept studying Computer Science at Universidad Politecnica, met people from everywhere and got exposed to different cultures and languages.
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The tech environment there felt different compared to Italy. In that period there was a lot of energy: startups, new ideas, and a strong feeling that people wanted to build things.
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The tech environment there felt different compared to Italy. In that period there was a lot of energy: startups, new ideas and a strong feeling that people wanted to build things.
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Valencia also helped me grow as a person. New country, new habits, new friends, new perspective.
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I lived the fast pace, the rush, the always-online mindset. Coming back here was intentional: less noise, more space, more time.
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I work remote, and Sicily is perfect for that. Life is slower. Sometimes it’s frustrating, but often it’s exactly what I need.
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I work remote and Sicily is perfect for that. Life is slower. Sometimes it’s frustrating, but often it’s exactly what I need.
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Time here feels different. You can actually breathe. You can have “nothing special” days, and those days can still feel good.
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Time here feels different. You can actually breathe. You can have “nothing special” days and those days can still feel good.
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<Image src={dogs} alt="My wineyard" class="img-hero" width={800} height={420} quality={70} format="webp" />
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