Hello, my name is Tiago Davila. I am a truck driver with a penchant for technology and a passion for creating. I built this site as a personal project to find the convergence of my interests in technology and my passion for reading.
While I was driving for UPS, a few of my colleagues asked me if I wanted to join a book club. I was never interested in reading before, and at 40 years old or so, I never imagined myself as a reader. But I said yes, and I started down a path of evolution. Reading is an incredible way to learn, to grow, and to feel. Art is supposed to be experienced and reading is no different. Our book club was four members and we each took turns picking a book we wanted to read or had read and wanted the others to experience for themselves. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading and how much it impacted my life. But reading alone was only a small part of this experience. The real magic happened when we got together to discuss the books. The conversations we had were incredible. We would talk about the themes of the book, the characters, the writing style, and how it made us feel. We would share our own experiences and how they related to the book. It was a beautiful thing to be a part of.
My journey into web development began one day at Sunday Soccer, my recreational soccer league. I was talking to a friend who informed me he was a software engineer. I asked him if a 40 year old man was too old to learn to code, and he said no. He told me that the best time to start was 20 years ago, but the second best time was now. I decided to do a little research and found Udemy.com. I have listed the courses I took at the bottom of this page if anyone is interested. I started with HTML and CSS, then moved on to JavaScript, and finally to React. I have been learning and building projects ever since. I have found that web development is a great way to express my creativity and to solve problems. I have always been passionate about technology. When I learned about Web Development and programming, everything around me was a project waiting to be kicked off. I started building small projects to practice my skills and to learn new technologies. I created an app called SLICs for the UPS drivers to use to pull up addresses and directions on their phones. I was always looking for ways that technology could make life easier and more efficient.
About a year into book club, I had an idea to create a website where we could keep track of the books we read and share our thoughts on them. I wanted to create a space where we could have discussions about the books and share our own experiences with them. I started building the website and it quickly became a passion project for me. I wanted to create a website that was simple, easy to use, and visually appealing. I wanted to create a website that would be a reflection of my love for reading and my passion for technology. I am proud of what I have created and I hope that it can be a resource for other book lovers out there.
