STUDENT STORY
From Burnout to Breakthrough
How Marielly turned exhaustion into empowerment—and found her future in tech.
Meet Marielly Blank
Biomedicine grad. Pandemic survivor. Quietly unstoppable.
Originally from Brazil, Marielly Blank moved to Portugal after two brutal years on the frontlines of COVID-19. A public health worker with a full scholarship medical degree, she burned out trying to hold up a system that was breaking. She didn’t just change countries—she changed direction. And she’s never looked back.
“Someone who has never had an opportunity in the technological market... I imagine myself in the near future working directly with the tools... It’s just a matter of putting it into practice and getting in.”
Marielly Blank
Student from Descodifica-te #1, 2022
Behind the scenes
Favourite tool
Not specified (but she worked with multiple during the course)
Favourite mission
Building a meditation app for her sister
Biggest challenge
Time management and project delivery
Most valuable learning
"To trust my abilities more"
What’s Next for Marielly?
She’s ready to step into the tech world—with the tools to make it happen.
"I imagine myself in the near future working directly with the tools that I had the opportunity to learn in the program and I believe this is the future. It's just a matter of putting it into practice and getting in."
Project Highlight
In the final stage of the Cohorts, students have the opportunity to work in a real project to develop not only technical skills, but also soft skills like client management, problem-solving, prioritization, and negotiation. Always with the support of our Mentors.
For her final project, Marielly was challenged to create a digital solution for the NoCode Institute - yes, sometimes we also need extra help with our tools!
We asked Marielly to create a Candidate Selection Platform to help streamline how future students apply and get selected.
Mission accomplished, Marielly took this experience to learn new tools, enhance her skills, and gain confidence to build more complex projects.
Project Features
✅ Dynamic forms for applications
✅ Airtable integration for backend logic
✅ Automated status tracking
