The author shares their journey of starting their open-source journey with dual-booting Linux and learning Ubuntu.They then proceed to learn GitHub and familiarize themselves with Git Bash, while working on basic projects.The author mentions working on projects like NOVA (a rocket simulator) and CurlNParse, where they learned various concepts and contributed code.They express gratitude towards KOSS for hosting the Winter of Code program and providing a platform for open-source contributions and learning.